Aesacus en Hesperia, Virgil, 1569 print Hesperia is bitten to death by a snake. Aesacus runs in a panic towards Hesperia. In the background, Aesacus throws himself out of desperation of a rock, after which the Zeenimf Thetis takes care of him and turns into a bird. print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Main paper letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. Aesacus changed into a diving bird: in despair for having caused the death of Hesperia (or Asterope), Aesacus throws himself into the sea and is changed into a divin
Aesacus en Hesperia, Virgil, 1569 print Hesperia is bitten to death by a snake. Aesacus runs in a panic towards Hesperia. In the background, Aesacus throws himself out of desperation of a rock, after which the Zeenimf Thetis takes care of him and turns into a bird. print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Mainpublisher: Frankfurt am Main paper letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. Aesacus changed into a diving bird: in despair for having caused the death of Hesperia (or Asterope), Aesacus throws himself into the sea and is changed into a diving bird by Tethys (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 783). Aesacus changed into a diving bird while pursuing the nymph Hesperia (or Asterope), who is bitten by a snake
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