Callirhoe, target of affection of Coresus in Greek mythology

Callirhoe, target of affection of Coresus, a priest of Dionysus in Calydon, Greece. Sentenced to be sacrificed to save the city. she cut her own throat when Coresus committed suicide. With a knife to her throat and vine leaves of Dionysus in her hair. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Antique Images Bacchus Callirhoe Calydon Deorum Et Heroum Dionysus Gods And Heroes Greek Myth Henricus Spoor Medallion Men And Women Pieter Bodart Roman Myth Sacrifice Stalker Suicide Target Vine Leaves

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