Teiresias struck two mating snakes in a forest. Thereupon he changed into a woman. Seven years later he changed back into a man, having again struck two mating snakes, this can be seen in the background left. Below the depiction two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the third series, Teiresias strikes two mating snakes Ovid's Metamorphoses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of

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