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.