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Mercury puts Argus to sleep with his flute playing
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses where Mercury plays on his flute and Argus falls asleep. This is done on the order of Zeus because he wishes to win his beloved Io, present in the form of a white cow.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius brengt Argus met zijn fluitspel in slaap. 1625 - 1626. Jan Lievens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
