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PRUDENCE.
Par conseil, et vertu, les plusfors
trompeurs estre surmontez.
APOSTROPHE.
Bellerophon, comme preux Chevalier
Peut la Chimaere en pieces detailler.[1]
Et ainsi toy, sur Pegas hault volant
Tu vas par l’air les fiers monstres foulant.
La fabuleuse histoire de Bellerophon qui surmonta
la Chimaere (mont inaccessible) donne ą entendre
que adresse, & conseil valent mieulx que force.[2]
1. The King of Lycia imposed on Bellerophon, among other tasks, that of killing the Chimaera, a fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, serpent’s tail and goat’s body. He achieved this last with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, which Athena, goddess of wisdom, helped him to catch.
2. The name Bellerophon was interpreted by some as ‘bringer of counsel’. The Chimaera symbolised various uncontrolled passions.
Related Emblems
- [Alciato, Andrea, 1536: Consilio & virtute Chimaeram superari, id est,fortiores & deceptores. La Chimere, qui est a dire les fors, & trompeurs sont surmontez par vertus & conseil.]
- [Alciato, Andrea, 1584: Consilio & virtute Chimaeram superari, id est, fortiores & deceptores. Que par bon advis & vertu, sont vaincus les plus forts & plus grands trompeurs.]
- [Alciato, Andrea, 1615: La Chimere (c'est ą dire les puissans & les deceveurs) se surmonte par conseil & par Vertu.]
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- Bellerophon, flying on Pegasus' back, kills the Chimera, a fire-breathing monster, with arrows or a spear [94S32] Search | Browse Iconclass
- casting weapons: spear [45C11(SPEAR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- chimera (lion/goat/snake); 'Chimera' (Ripa) (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations) [25FF232(+751)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generositą dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtł del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A7(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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