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Title
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Philemon und Baucis in Baum
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Description
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When Jupiter and Mercury unleashed a flood upon a small town to punish the citizens for denying them hospitality, they decided to save an old couple by the name of Baucis and Philemon. They saved them as they were the only people who welcomed the gods into their home. Along with sparing their lives, Jupiter and Mercury saved their home by transforming it into a temple, which is the building illustrated in the engraving. Baucis and Philemon had also requested from the gods to become priests of the temple, and to die within the same hour of each other. The gods granted their request, and when their time came to die, they transformed Baucis and Philemon into trees so that they would be together forever. The couple are illustrated mid-transformation on the steps of the temple.
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Image Creator
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Virgil Solis (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:22841
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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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Baucis
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Philemon
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Jupiter
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Mercury
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Transformation
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Roman Mythology
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Greek Mythology
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