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'The Education of Achilles: Chariot Racing', mid-late 17th century. Led by a centaur, the young Achilles drives a chariot pulled by four white horses in an arena. Achilles, hero of Homer's Iliad, in Greek legend was son of Thetis, chief Nereid (sea nymph) by Peleus, King of the Myrmidons. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris.