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Title
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Perdix in ein Rebhun
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Description
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This engraving illustrates Daedalus on top of a tower, with his sister Perdix standing beside him, leaning over the ledge with her arm outstretched to her son who had just been pushed from the tower. Perdix had sent her twelve-year-old son, Talos, to live with Daedalus. Talos was incredibly bright and invented many things which caused Daedalus to become jealous. His jealously drove him to push Talos off the tower to kill him. Minerva, who favours intelligence, interferes and saves Talos before he hits the ground by transforming him into a partridge. Minerva is depicted standing on the ground at the bottom of the tower with her arms stretched out to signify that she had just transformed Talos into a bird. Talos then changes his name to Perdix to honour his mother and his new form.
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Image Creator
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Virgil Solis (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:22835
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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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Daedalus
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Talos
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Perdix
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Minerva
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Roman Mythology
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Greek Mythology
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