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Title
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Procris muere del flechazo que le tiro Cefalo juzgandola una fiera
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Description
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This engraving depicts Cephalus, whose hunting trip went awry as he had accidentally shot his wife Procris with the spear that she had gifted him. Cephalus was hunting, and when he heard movement in the trees, he threw his magical spear at the target. His spear is magic as it never misses the target. While Cephalus was hunting, Procris was walking through the woods to discover if he was being unfaithful to her or not. Cephalus is depicted leaning over the body of his wife as she is illustrated with the spear impaling her breast.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25020
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Source Name
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Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
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Image
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mta_25020_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Cephalus
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Procris
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Murder
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Mythology