Jupiter Verandert Mieren in the Myrmidonen, Virgil, 1569 print After an outbreak of the plague on the island of Aegina, Jupiter created a new people by turning ants into people. print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Main paper letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. ants changed to men: in answer to the prayer of Aeacus, Jupiter changes ants into men, the Myrmidons (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 635)

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