Switch to Dual Emblem Display

« Previous EmblemNext Emblem »
Link to an image of this page  Link to an image of this page  [C7v]

11

On a beach, a group of armoured men sit around a table, talking. Around their heads fly harpies. There is a ship moored behind the men.
[Click on image to enlarge]

Link to an image of this page  Link to an image of this page  [C8r]

11

tetrastichon.

Quae Strophadum volucres[1] tenuerunt littora tantum,
Et quae Teucrorum[2] diripuere dapes:
Nunc passim volitant, & totum diripit orbem
Haec hominum rabies, pestis & ira Deùm.

The birds of the Strophades who held such an extent of shore, and who robbed the Trojans of their feast, now fly everywhere, and rob the whole earth: this madness of men, this plague and divine anger.

quatrain..

Au temps passé ne voloyent les Harpyies
Fort qu’en une isle infecte & trop immonde,
Mais en tous lieux elles vont aux espies,
Et de present volent par tout le monde.

Notes:

1.  Birds of the Strophades: the Strophades are islands in the Ionian Sea, home of the Harpies; see Vergil, Aeneid, 3.210.

2.  Teucria is another name for Troy.

« Previous EmblemNext Emblem »

Iconclass Keywords

Relating to the image:

Relating to the text:

Hint: You can turn translations and name underlining on or off using the preferences page.

 

Back to top