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Title
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Ysis déesse et royne des egyptiens
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts Isis, previously called Io, holding an oar as she rows a ship. The ship has an emblem of a cow on the left side which symbolizes her transformation into a cow. She had been transformed into a cow by the god Jupiter, and after she was turned back into a human, she boarded a ship and sailed to Egypt. This image depicts her on her way to Egypt, where she eventually becomes queen and becomes deified.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17129
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_17129_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Transformation
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Roman Mythology
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Isis
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Io