Prokne shows Tereus the head of his son Itys, Cornelis Galle (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 - 1650 print Prokne and her sister Philomena show Koning Tereus the head of his dead son Itys to prove that he has just eaten the flesh of his own son. Tereus is furious throws the table over and pulls his sword. Southern Netherlands paper engraving the banquet of Tereus; when the sisters show the head of Itys, to convince Tereus he is feasting on his flesh, he draws his sword to slay them

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