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T213, MAIA, ELDEST DAUGHTERS OF ATLAS, WAS BELOVED BY JUPITER, WHO SURPRISED HER IN THE CAVE OF CYLLENEIUS, AND SHE BECAME THE MOTHER OF MERCURY. CORRIGENDA: JUPITER AND MAIA

  • Record Number: 40000244
  • Sub-database: Poniatowski
  • Reference Number: T213
  • Material of Original Gem: Cornelian
  • Description: MAIA, ELDEST DAUGHTERS OF ATLAS, WAS BELOVED BY JUPITER, WHO SURPRISED HER IN THE CAVE OF CYLLENEIUS, AND SHE BECAME THE MOTHER OF MERCURY. CORRIGENDA: JUPITER AND MAIA
  • Inscription Greek: ΓΝΑΙΟΣ
  • Signature: Gnaios
  • Literary Source Record: Hesiod, Theogony
  • Last Recorded Collection: Prendeville, J.: Explanatory catalogue of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq. (1841): 213
  • Previous Collections:
    • Catalogue des pierres gravĂ©es antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): I.331
    • Christie's, London: 1839-1379
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