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Mercury turns Battus into a stone
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Mercury stole Apollo's herd. Battus broke his promise to keep this secret, whereupon Mercury turned him into a stone. In the lower margin, a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.
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Credit lineMercurius verandert Battus in een steen. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
