Ascalaphius into Owl
A son of Acheron, he reveals to Zeus that Persephone has eaten pomegranate seeds (thus condemning her to stay with Hades) so she turns him into an owl with Phlegethon water
Picture No
10082147
Media ID
47297493
Size
4255px x 3464px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by I Briot in Renouard's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, circa 1610, page 144
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