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Britomartis was a daughter of Zeus (chief of the gods) and lived in Crete
A crowd of people stand behind them
holding a fan
Janus has the face(s) of Lord Russell
View of a house in Great St Helens
The Gathering of the Eagles Jewish Britomartis was a daughter of'The Gathering of the Eagles', 1877. The Russian Bear licks a cut on its paw, as Turkey lies wounded on the ground. Gathering around are the two headed eagles representing Germany and Austria. On the 10th December 1877, Turkey surrendered to Russia. On the 14th December, Serbia declared war against Turkey. The Russian Bear had weakened Turkey to the point where she was easy prey. Britain had remained neutral and Punch was now advocating some action: