Concept information
Preferred term
97EEmetamorphoses of female persons into (fabulous) animals
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 97EE1 Arachne changed into a spider: when hanging herself after having been defeated in a weaving contest with Minerva, Arachne is changed into a spider by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 135)
- 97EE4 other metamorphoses of female persons into (fabulous) animals
- 97EE2 Proserpina's companions changed into sirens: Ceres changes Proserpina's companions into sirens, so that they may search for Proserpina over the sea (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 552)
- 97EE3 Scylla changed into a sea-monster: Circe, to whom Glaucus has applied for aid in his love suit, changes Scylla the sea-nymph into a sea-monster (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 59)
Subject
- ancient history
- animal
- classical antiquity
- history
- metamorphosis
- monster
- mythology
- transformation
- woman
Notation
- 97EE
In other languages
URI
http://iconclass.org/97EE
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