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Title
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Cadmo y Hermione se retiran a la Iliria, y son transformados en serpientes
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Description
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This image depicts Cadmus, the king of Thebes, transformed into a snake. His wife Harmonia is depicted holding him while she wishes to be transformed into a snake as well in order to be with him. Cadmus was transformed into a snake as punishment for slaying a serpent sacred to the god Mars. There are soldiers in the background of the image watching the scene unfold.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:24963
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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 Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
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Image
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mta_24963_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Cadmus
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Harmonia
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Transformation
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Serpents
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Mythology