Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Candaules, his wife and Gyges

Photo: Candaules, the King of Lydia, shows his wife by stealth to Gyges, one of his ministers, as she goes to bed, painting by English painter William Etty (1787- 1849). This image illustrates Herodotus's version of the tale of Gyges.

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