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Title
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Hippomenes und Atalanta in Löuwen
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Description
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A man named Hippomenes sought the help of Venus so he could win a race against a woman named Atalanta and claim her as his prize. Venus helped Hippomenes win the race and she became angered with him when he did not thank her for her help. After Hippomenes won Atalanta as his prize, they found themselves at a temple of Cybele and had sexual intercourse inside the temple. Venus thought this to be an opportune moment to exact her revenge on the mortals for not appreciating her help. The couple are depicted on the inside of the temple embracing in front of the statue of Cybele. Venus transformed them into lions as punishment for their actions, and they walk out of the temple in their newly transformed state, as depicted on the left side of the engraving.
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Image Creator
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Virgil Solis (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:23201
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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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Hippomenes
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Venus
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Atalanta
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Transformation
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Gods
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Goddesses
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Roman Mythology
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Greek Mythology
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