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Figure 1: Pottery: In the manner of Exekias, Photograph: George E. Koronaios - edited by Kathleen Vail; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 4.0/ deed.en
Figure 2: Spiderman: United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo; Greta Thunberg: INA FASSBENDER / Contributor/Getty Images; Exhausted doctor: bymuratdeniz; Getty Images
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Figure 4: Travelling Runes; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 2.0/ deed.en
Figure 5: Penelope and the Suitors (1912). Oil on canvas, 129.8 x 188 cm (51.1 x 74 in). City of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collection, Public Domain
Figure 6: By Antoine Bourdelle - Taken on 2 August 2016 Didier Descouens, https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 4.0/ deed.en
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Figure 8: GRANGER - Historical Picture Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
Figure 9: Romare Bearden Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2023
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Activity 1: Animation: Troy Story II; The Open University
Activity 6: Audio: The Open University
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