Procne and Philomela
Tereus, king of Thrace, wed to Procne, rapes her sister Philomela : Procne serves their son to him for supper, becomes a swallow, Philomela a nightingale, Tereus a hawk
Picture No
10082154
Media ID
47297608
Size
4290px x 3515px
(3.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by Matheus in Renouard's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, circa 1610, page 168
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