Content: Hercules, while fighting with the river god Achelous (who transformed himself into a bull) over the princess Deianira, broke off one of his horns, which was made into the Cornucopia, or horn of plenty.
Content: Includes additional text in Latin and German. Written on border: "'Metamorphoses' by Ovid (Book 9) ; Engr. after J.W. Baur, 17th cen."
Source Identifier: 11556 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)

Physical Description

Etchings
Extent: 18.3 x 25.1 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ccec5f90-c5be-012f-0199-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1600

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