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Title
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Pelias und seine Tochter
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Description
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This engraving illustrates multiple scenes within one fable. In order to help Jason reclaim the throne of Iolcus, Medea tricks the daughters of King Pelias to kill their own father. She told them that she was able to rejuvenate him to his younger self. To prove this, she performed the ritual on a ram and it turns into its younger form as a lamb, which is illustrated in the bottom right corner of the engraving. The daughters of King Pelias beg Medea to perform the ritual on their father after seeing the lamb. Medea performs the ritual; however, she does not use the proper herbs for the rejuvenation to work. Medea orders the daughters to kill their father and drain his blood for the ritual. This is illustrated on the left side of the engraving. Once the daughters kill King Pelias, Medea flees on her chariot drawn by dragons, having successfully overthrown the King of Iolcus. Medea is illustrated in the top right corner of the engraving flying away from the scene.
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Image Creator
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Virgil Solis (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:22747
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Source Name
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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]
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Image
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Subject
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Greek Mythology
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Roman Mythology
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Medea
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King Pelias
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Jason
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Murder
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