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Title
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Cerca del Sepulcro de Faeton fueron transformadas sus hermanas en Alamos y el Rey Cicno en Cisne
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Description
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This image depicts the Heliads (the sisters of Phaethon) mourning for him at his tomb and transforming into poplar trees. After Phaethon had fallen from the sky after driving his father’s golden chariot, his sisters had gone to the place where his body fell to mourn for him. They stayed there for four months before they were transformed into poplar trees. Three sisters are depicted mid transformation in the image, while one is still resting on the ground holding her arms out to her sisters. Another relative (and a lover) that deeply grieved for Phaethon was Cycnus. He too had a transformation after hearing the news of Phaethon's death, but instead of a poplar tree like the Heliads, Cycnus transformed into a swan. Cycnus, in the form of a swan, is illustrated on the left side of the image in the background.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:24934
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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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Phaethon
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The Heliads
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Cycnus
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Transformation
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Mythology
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