The Phaethon Legend: River Gods Eridanus, Heliades, and Cycnus - ALBANI, Francesco - WGA
The Phaethon Legend: River Gods Eridanus, Heliades, and Cycnus by ALBANI, Francesco
The Phaethon Legend: River Gods Eridanus, Heliades, and Cycnus by ALBANI, Francesco

The Phaethon Legend: River Gods Eridanus, Heliades, and Cycnus

by ALBANI, Francesco, Fresco

This scene is on the west wall of the Galleria in the Palazzo Odescalchi Giustiniani, Bassano Romano. The river god Eridanus and the Ligurian king Cycnus transformed into a swan are established motifs in the iconography of the legend.

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