Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 112
The sword of Damocles, hanging from one hair taken from a horse's tail
In sortis suae contemptoresLatin
On the despisers of their own lot
Facsimile
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Notes and related emblems
- Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem088
Iconclass
26Aclouds31A2763(+0)floating in the air (+ variant)44B12721sword of Damocles45C13(SWORD)hacking and thrusting weapons: sword47D8(THREAD)tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (THREAD)54F12(+4)Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)57BB21(+4)Contempt (+ emblematical representation of concept)86(IN SORTIS SUAE CONTEMPTORES)proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN SORTIS SUAE CONTEMPTORES)98B(DIONYSIUS I, THE ELDER)3male persons from classical history (DIONYSIUS I, THE ELDER) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem112
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem112
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667