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Pasiphae and The Wooden Cow
Queen Pasiphae seated on a throne attended by a maiden and old Trophos (her nurse?) receives the wooden cow from the artisan Daidalos. Eros, the winged god of love, plays with the head of the crafted beast beneath her throne.
Mosiac, Imperial Roman, Gaziantep Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey
The skillful craftsman Daedalus shows the wooden cow to Pasiphae. Pompeii, House of the Ancient Hunt - Naples Arc
Pasiphae entrers in Daedalus wooden cow, Giulio Romano c.1530.
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