Concept information
Preferred term
97Ametamorphoses of male persons into trees
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 97A2 Attis changed into a pine-tree: after castrating himself, Attis, the favourite of Cybele, is changed into a pine-tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 104)
- 97A3 Cyparissus changed into a cypress: when pining away for the loss of his favourite stag, Cyparissus the hunter, minion of Apollo, is changed into a cypress by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 106)
- 97A5 other metamorphoses of male persons into trees
- 97A4 Philemon and Baucis changed into oak and lime-tree: after having reached extreme old age, Philemon and Baucis are changed into an oak and a lime-tree whose boughs intertwine (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 712)
- 97A1 the Apulian shepherd changed into an oleaster: the Apulian shepherd is changed into an oleaster as punishment for mocking dancing nymphs (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 521)
Subject
- ancient history
- classical antiquity
- history
- man
- metamorphosis
- mythology
- transformation
- tree
Notation
- 97A
In other languages
URI
http://iconclass.org/97A
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