Circe envenena la cueva en que Escila solia dormir

Title

Circe envenena la cueva en que Escila solia dormir

Period

1800-1850;

Geographic

Aeaea

Italy

Description

This image depicts the enchantress Circe poisoning a pool of water intended for the nymph Scylla. A sea-God named Glaucus had fallen in love with the beautiful Scylla and asked Circe for her help to get her to love him back. Circe was jealous of Scylla because she loved Glaucus. Instead of helping Glaucus, she let her jealousy overcome her. She poured a poison into a pool of water that was dear to Scylla. Circe is depicted pouring liquid from an amphora into the water with her left hand while she holds magical herbs in her right. Her chariot and snakes are floating on a bed of clouds behind her. Scylla is depicted in the background in her human form before she gets transformed into a monster from the poisonous water.

Image Creator

D. José Assensio (Engraver)

Type

Text

Engraving

Identifier

mta:25132

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_25132_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Scylla

Circe

Glaucus

Transformation

Magic

Mythology