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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4333958, member: 5833&quot;]<img src="https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/__REH-TzLF12uW2rngKyYw/large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-222#post-3224350" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-222#post-3224350">CAMEOS: Show &amp; Tell or Ask &amp; Answer</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m bringing this forward as an example of how mythological subjects could depart from the straight &amp; true.</p><p><br /></p><p>A beautifully engraved oyster shell depiction of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster.&nbsp; We have the maiden, the monster, the hero &amp; what?&nbsp; A winged horse?!&nbsp; Surely the engraver had Pegasus in mind.&nbsp; The problem is that Pegasus springs from the severed neck of Medusa.&nbsp; Perseus does not slay Medusa until after he rescues Andromeda.&nbsp; He can reach Andromeda because Mercury/Ares lends the hero his winged sandals.</p><p><br /></p><p>The engraver may have known perfectly well that other depictions of this scene did not include a flying horse, but made the choice to include one.&nbsp; Trying to find a story to fit the picture will be fruitless.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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