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Title
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Jupiter hiere a Faeton con un rayo para evitar un incendio universal
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Description
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Phaethon had been given permission by his father, the sun god Sol (Helios), to drive his golden chariot to prove his parental legitimacy to Phaethon. Sol drives the chariot in order to bring upon daylight across the world. Phaethon, however, being inexperienced at driving the chariot, caused chaos. Sol had warned Phaethon that the horses were difficult to control and told him to fly at a happy medium between the sky and the earth. Phaethon was unable to control the chariot and drove too close to the sky and lost the reigns of the horses which caused a massive fire. This image shows the chaos that Phaethon had caused. In order to save the world from being engulfed in flames, Jupiter strikes Phaethon out of the sky with his lightning bolts. Jupiter is illustrated at the top of the image with lightning bolts in hand as he throws them at Phaethon. Phaethon and the horses are depicted falling out of the sky and down towards the earth.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:24933
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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 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]
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Image
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Subject
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Helios
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Sol
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Jupiter
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Gods
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Mythology
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Phaethon
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