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Title: Cephalus und Aurora
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Athens; Ancient Greece
Description: This engraving illustrates the encounter that Cephalus has with Aurora, the Goddess of Dawn. While out hunting and setting traps for deer, Aurora came upon Cephalus and decided to take him against his will as her prisoner. Cephalus denied the advances of goddess and told her that he only had eyes for his wife, and so she eventually set him free. Before setting him free, she planted the idea in Cephalus’ head that his wife might be unfaithful to him.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22825
Language: ger
Source Name: 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]
Parent Collection: 1564 Frankfurt Spreng
Image: mta_22825_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Cephalus; Aurora; Goddesses; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology