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Title
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Syrinx in ein Rohr
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Description
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This image depicts the story of the god Pan and the nymph Syrinx. Pan is half goat, half man. He is illustrated as such in the engraving with the bottom half of his body in the form of a goat, and his top half in the form of a man, aside from the horns on his head. Pan had spotted Syrinx and noticed that she resembled the goddess Diana. He became infatuated with Syrinx and chased her until they came upon the bank of a river, where Syrinx asked the water nymphs for help in evading Pan. The water nymphs then transformed Syrinx into reeds from the marsh. Syrinx is illustrated in the engraving surrounded by the reeds as she begins to transform into them. Pan takes the reeds and with the wind from his loud sigh of disappointment, a sound is produced from them which he then turns into a musical instrument.
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Image Creator
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Virgil Solis (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:20959
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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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Pan
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Reed Pipe
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Gods
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Goddesses
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Syrinx
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Transformation
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Roman Mythology
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Greek Mythology
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