Jupiter turns King Lycaon into a wolf, 1589 print Lycaon (right) tried to cheat Jupiter (left, with eagle) by slaughtering his son Arcas and offering him as a supper, whereupon Jupiter turns him into a wolf. The king's palace is hit by lightning in the background. In the lower margin a four -line explanation, in two columns, in Latin. paper engraving Lycaon changed into a wolf: Jupiter changes Lycaon into a wolf as punishment for offering the god, who is sitting at table, human flesh to eat; Lycaon's house is struck with lightning (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 237)

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