Cadmo da muerte al Dragon q.e despedazo a sus Companeros cerca de la fuente

Title

Cadmo da muerte al Dragon q.e despedazo a sus Companeros cerca de la fuente

Period

1800-1850;

Geographic

Ancient Greece

Thebes

Description

This image depicts Cadmus slaying the serpent sacred to the god Mars. After this serpent had killed his companions, Cadmus kills it for revenge. One of Cadmus’ companions is depicted lying dead next to the snake as he pierces the snake with a long spear through his mouth. The goddess Minerva (also known as Pallas) is illustrated floating on a bed of clouds above the scene. After Cadmus kills the snake, Minerva instructs Cadmus to take the teeth of the serpent and sow them into the ground. By doing this, the teeth will generate people. These people become the population of the newly formed city of Thebes.

Image Creator

D. José Assensio (Engraver)

Type

Text

Engraving

Identifier

mta:24945

Language

spa

Source Name

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Dn. Francisco Crivell y Adornados con Estampas finas por D. Jose Assensio [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian With Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell and Decorated with Fine Prints by D. Jose Assensio]

Parent Collection

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio Traducidos al Castellano. Engravings by D. Jose Assensio (1805)

Image

mta_24945_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Serpents

Minerva

Mythology

Cadmus