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Title: Cephalus und Procris
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Athens
Description: This engraving illustrates Cephalus with his arms outstretched towards his wife, Procris, as he asks for her forgiveness. Cephalus had accused Procris of being unfaithful to him, and she fled from their household in shame to live in the woods. Cephalus begged Procris to forgive him, and she did. Once she forgives him, she offers him two gifts, one of them being a magical spear that never misses its target, and the other being the fastest hound in the world named Laelaps. The spear and Laelaps are depicted in Procris’ arms in the engraving.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22826
Language: ger
Source Name: P. Ouidij Nasonis, deß Sinnreichen und hochverstendigen Poeten, Metamorphoses oder Verwandlung, mit schönen figuren gezieret, auch kurzen Argumenten und außlegungen erkläret, und in Teutsche Reymen gebracht, durch Johann Spreng von Augspurg [Publius Ovidius Naso, the Ingenious and Highly Understandable Poet, Metamorphoses or Transformations, Adorned with Beautiful Images, and also descriptions of Short Arguments and Explanations, Brought into German Rhymes by Johann Spreng of Augsburg]
Parent Collection: 1564 Frankfurt Spreng
Image: mta_22826_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Cephalus; Procris; Laelaps; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology