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Title
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Jupiter desciende con toda su mag.dal palacio de Semele y su resplandor le incendia
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Description
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This image depicts Semele, the daughter of Cadmus (the founder of Thebes), being destroyed by Jupiter’s power. She was unknowingly tricked by Juno into asking Jupiter to show his true godly form to her. Juno did this out of jealously, as she had found out that Semele was pregnant with Jupiter's baby. Semele followed the advice and requested Jupiter to show her his true form. Jupiter reluctantly did this, knowing it would incinerate her. The image shows what Jupiter’s full form unleashes unto Semele. Jupiter is depicted on the left side of the image with his hands reaching out towards Semele who is laying down and trying to cover herself from the lightning bolts and flames. There is a winged cherub in the top right corner of the image and an eagle below Jupiter. Eagles are common iconography linked with Jupiter as he often transformed into an eagle.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:24946
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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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Semele
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Cadmus
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Mythology
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Gods
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Goddesses
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Juno
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