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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of male persons into mammals > Cerastae changed into bullocks: because they sacrifice human beings to Jupiter, the Cerastae (horned people of Cyprus) are changed into bullocks by Venus (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 222)

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97C2Cerastae changed into bullocks: because they sacrifice human beings to Jupiter, the Cerastae (horned people of Cyprus) are changed into bullocks by Venus (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 222)

97C metamorphoses of male persons into mammals

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ancient history
animal
bull
Cerastae
classical antiquity
Cyprus
history
horn
human sacrifice
Jupiter
mammal
man
metamorphosis
mythology
Ovid, Metamorphoses 10
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Venus

97C2

Cerastae changed into bullocks: because they sacrifice human beings to Jupiter, the Cerastae (horned people of Cyprus) are changed into bullocks by Venus (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 222)

Finnish
Cérastes changés en boeufs : en châtiment des sacrifices humains qu'ils offraient à Jupiter, les Cérastes (peuple de Chypre au front surmonté de deux cornes) sont changés en boeufs par Vénus (Ovide, Métamorphoses X 222)

French
weil sie Jupiter Menschenopfer darbringen, werden die Cerastae (ein gehörnter Stamm auf Zypern) von Venus in Stiere verwandelt (Ovid, Metamorphosen X 222)

German
Cerasti trasformati in manzi: per punirli dei loro sacrifici umani a Giove, Venere trasforma i Cerasti (popolazione cornuta di Cipro) in manzi (Met. X, 222)

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