Concept information
Preferred term
97DD2metamorphoses of female persons into birds (second series)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 97DD21 Meleager's sisters changed into guinea-hens: while Meleager's sisters grieve at Meleager's death, they are changed into guinea-hens (Meleagrides) by Diana (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 539)
- 97DD22 Nyctimene changed into an owl: because she feels ashamed of having committed incest with her father, Nyctimene is changed into an owl by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 590)
- 97DD29 Peristera changed into a dove: Peristera, who challenged Venus to a contest in picking flowers, is changed into a dove by Cupid, who was assisting his mother
- 97DD23 Philomela, Procne and Tereus changed into nightingale, swallow, hoopoe (or hawk): Tereus seeks to kill Philomela and Procne for having slain his son; in their flight the two sisters are changed into a nightingale and a swallow; Tereus is changed into a hoopoe or a hawk (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 668)
- 97DD24 Pierides changed into magpies: the Pierides (Emathides) are changed into magpies by the Muses, who have defeated them in a musical contest (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 670)
- 97DD26 Scylla changed into a lark: when falling from Minos' boat (or when throwing herself into the sea), Scylla, daughter of Nisus, is changed into a lark; she is then pursued by the hawk into which her father was transformed (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 145)
- 97DD27 Semiramis changed into a dove: after her death, Semiramis, queen of Assyria, is changed into a dove (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 47)
- 97DD28 Theban women changed into birds: when grieving for the loss of Ino, the Theban women are changed into birds by Juno (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 561)
- 97DD25 the Pygmaean queen changed into a crane: as punishment for boasting herself fairer than Juno, the Pygmaean queen (Oinoe or Gerana) is changed into a crane by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 90)
Subject
- ancient history
- animal
- bird
- classical antiquity
- history
- man
- metamorphosis
- mythology
- transformation
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URI
http://iconclass.org/97DD2
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