Hercules, esclavo de la hermosura de Onfale, se deja desarmar e hila con ella

Title

Hercules, esclavo de la hermosura de Onfale, se deja desarmar e hila con ella

Period

1800-1850;

Geographic

Lydia

Ancient Greece

Description

This image depicts the story of Hercules and Omphale. The story of Hercules and Omphale is not actually described in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, but his twelve labours are mentioned and this story relates to his twelve labours. Hercules, in a fit of rage, had killed a man named Iphitus, and was advised by the Oracle of Delphi to serve a certain period of time in slavery as punishment. Hercules was a servant to the Lydian queen Omphale. During his servitude, he was forced to do women’s tasks such as spin, wear women’s clothing, and hold woven baskets while other women spun. This image depicts the queen Omphale holding Hercules’ club in her left hand as she leans over Hercules who is holding a spindle. Omphale is leaning over Hercules to show her power over him.

Image Creator

D. José Assensio (Engraver)

Type

Text

Engraving

Identifier

mta:25037

Language

spa

Source Name

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]

Parent Collection

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio Traducidos al Castellano. Engravings by D. Jose Assensio (1819)

Image

mta_25037_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Omphale

Hercules

Twelve Labours

Mythology