Tereus Progne/und die drey hellgöttin · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Tereus Progne/und die drey hellgöttin
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Thebes; Thrace
Description: This image illustrates Tereus, a prince of Thrace, joined with his new wife Procne in their marriage bed. They are surrounded by guests who attended their wedding, including the Furies, who are depicted holding torches. There is a screech-owl that is illustrated over their marriage bed to signify that they will become parents.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21956
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_21956_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology; Tereus; Procne; Gods; Goddesses; The Furies