Here some
figures Heroides of Ovide (roman poet of 43 before Christi until approximately
17 to Christi), this Amorous of legends, how they of artits end of the 15. Century
or to commencement of 16. Century was seen. It is first the siblings, in fact
the king's daughters of Knossos on Crete name Minos, (son of the Zeus and the
Europe) and of Pasiphaé, the Thésée, Greek myth: son of the God Poseidon,
seduced.
ARIADNE give
Thésée the thread, through the he out of the labyrinth (creates of Dädalus)
again out-found. She escape with him, is left behind on the isle Naxos however.
On the isle they stand without clothing amid the animals. The ship of the corrupter flees into the horizon. (picture right)
PHÈDRE seem
happier. She married Thésée. However this already had a son, in fact
Hippolytos, in that PHÈDRE fall in love the unhappy woman itself, that the love
however doesn't reply. The tragedy
takes their sprint. The miniature-painting shows
PHÈDRE, with a runner of the you a letter of Hippolytos hands over, that
contains the cancellation. (picture on the left). On it PHÈDRE
Hippolytos at Thésée slanders, caused his death and committed on it
suicide.
MÉDÉE the magician daughter of
the king Aietes in Kolchis, helped Iasons the Golden fleece to win. Average
picture above. You have sacrificed even for it their
brother Absyrte. However to ten years
Iason MÉDÉE despite their two children leaves,
in fact because of Kreusa, the king's daughter of Corinth. MÉDÉE killed the rival. The Corinther murdered thereupon their both children. You flee to
Athens to the king Aigeus and became that wife; they had to yield however with
their and the Aigeus son Medos anew, because they aspired to the son of the
Aigeus Theseus to the life. In Asia they became the ancestress of the Meder.
LUCRÈCE
didn't hear fell in love to the, that through Ovide was described. You had been
for it however worthy. As Mrs. Lucius Tarquinnius Collatinus became through
Sextus Tarquin they, the son of the roman king Tarquin super-bus, dishonors, whereupon they itself in the presence their
husband the death gave. Picture middle underneath. The legendary
tradition according to causes the incident the tumble of the royalty.
Sources of the illustrations: ARLANE, National Library, ms. frankly. 874, Fol. 179; PHÈDRE, ibid, fol. 29; Médée, ms. Franc. 873, foll. 74; LUCRECE, ms. Franc. 365, fol. 27
Commentary of Emile A. Van Moé. Supplements Hans Terwege.