Cyparisa Cort, after Frans Flower (1), 1565 print Cyparissus is turned into a cypress by Apollo because he mourns the death of his favorite deer. The deer affected by an arrow is behind Cyparissus. Branches with leaves grow from Cyparissus hands and hair. Roots grow from his toes. paper engraving Cyparissus changed into a cypress: when pining away for the loss of his favourite stag, Cyparissus the hunter, minion of Apollo, is changed into a cypress by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 106)

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