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A Roman fresco depicting the forge-god Hephaestus presenting Thetis with the armour of her son Achilles, 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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Giralt, S. (2020, September 12). Hephaestus Offers Thetis the Armor of Achilles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12710/hephaestus-offers-thetis-the-armor-of-achilles/
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