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Luxuria.
Licentiousness
LXI.
Eruca capripes redimitus tempora Faunus
Immodicae Veneris symbola certa refert.
Est eruca salax,[1] indexque libidinis hircus,
Et satyri nymphas semper amare solent.[2]
Goat-footed Faunus, his temples garlanded with the herb rocket, provides unmistakable symbols of desire without restraint. Rocket stimulates desire, the goat is a symbol of sexual appetite, and the satyrs are always lusting after the nymphs.
1. Rocket is described as herba salax at Ovid, Ars amatoria, 4.22. Pliny, Natural History, 10.83.182 and 19.44.154, lists it as an aphrodisiac.
2. Satyrs were creatures half-human, half-goat in form, like Faunus, and Pan with whom Faunus was often identified. See emblems 277 ([A56a277]), and 105 ([A56a105]). Cf. Horace, Odes, 3.18.1: ‘Faunus, you who lust after the fleeing nymphs’.
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- Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins [11N36] Search | Browse Iconclass
- plants and herbs (with NAME) (+ plants used symbolically) [25G4(ROCKET)(+1)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- plants and herbs (with NAME) [25G4(ROCKET)(+331)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- wreath, garland ~ festive activities [43A(+12)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- goat [47I214] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) (+ personification) [57AA51(+1)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57AA51(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa) [92L3] Search | Browse Iconclass
- satyr(s) (in general) [92L41] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Faunus [96A11] Search | Browse Iconclass
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