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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9578723, member: 5833"]The figure in the chariot drawn by lions who is wearing a 'turreted' or 'mural' crown is Cybele, a mother goddess figure. There's a whole story how she also became a protectoress of cities under the name Tyche, hence the crown that looks like a city wall. Here she is engaged more as Urania, muse of astronomy & by extension geometry.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461890[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Since Poseidon is on the scene, he can be seen as responsible for the mapping of oceans, while the land is left to Cybele/Tyche/Urania.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seated woman who is writing suggests Clio, muse of history, recording events. The angel up top, with several trumpets, in other settings is the allegory of fame, which the publisher no doubt hoped would be the fate of his maps. I see Atlas in the background.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9578723, member: 5833"]The figure in the chariot drawn by lions who is wearing a 'turreted' or 'mural' crown is Cybele, a mother goddess figure. There's a whole story how she also became a protectoress of cities under the name Tyche, hence the crown that looks like a city wall. Here she is engaged more as Urania, muse of astronomy & by extension geometry. [ATTACH=full]461890[/ATTACH] Since Poseidon is on the scene, he can be seen as responsible for the mapping of oceans, while the land is left to Cybele/Tyche/Urania. The seated woman who is writing suggests Clio, muse of history, recording events. The angel up top, with several trumpets, in other settings is the allegory of fame, which the publisher no doubt hoped would be the fate of his maps. I see Atlas in the background.[/QUOTE]
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