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Title
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[Hippo Throws Herself off a Ship to Protect her Chastity]
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Description
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This image illustrates a greek woman named Hippo, throwing herself off of a ship. She is the only woman in the image, and the other figures on the ship are men. She is depicted going head first into the water. Boccaccio explains that Hippo had been captured by enemy sailors, and to prevent any of them violating her chastity, she throws herself off the ship.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:12002
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Source Name
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De la louenge et vertu des nobles et cleres dames [Of praise and virtue of the noble and clergy women]
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Image
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mta_12002_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Chastity
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Important Women
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Hippo