Achilles about to kill Hector, Pallas Athena between them 19th century

"Achilles about to kill Hector, Pallas Athena between them" is a marble relief sculpted by Giovanni Maria Benzoni in the 19th century. The scene depicts the Greek hero Achilles about to strike down his Trojan adversary, Hector. The goddess Athena, who supports the Greeks, intervenes between the two warriors, symbolizing the divine intervention in the Trojan War. The piece currently resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This Neoclassical work draws inspiration from ancient Greek art and literature, capturing a dramatic moment of conflict from Homer's *Iliad*.