Picture No | 10082031 |
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Description | Argus, Hermes, Zeus, Io |
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The 100-eyed giant Argus, set by Hera/ Juno to guard Io (a river goddess beloved by Zeus, changed into a cow) is killed by Hermes/ Mercury, then turned into a peacock by Hera
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Source | engraving by I Briot in Renouard's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, circa 1610, page 28 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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