The ride of Phathon in his father Apollo's sun chariot turns out to be a disastrous one. The horses have set the earth on fire. Riverbeds run dry and river nymphs lament their fate. Neptune with trident rises from the sea and stretches his arm to heaven. Mother Earth, depicted as Cybele with the crown of cities, sticks her head out of the earth and protects her gaze with one hand. Atlas toils to torch the celestial vault. Jupiter throws lightning bolts and Phathon falls from the sky with chariot and all. Beneath the depiction, two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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