Yole Etholoru regis filia · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Yole Etholoru regis filia
Subject: Hercules; Important Women; Famous Women; Marriage; Revenge; Roman Mythology; Iole
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Aetolia
Description: The left side of the engraving illustrates Hercules embracing his wife Iole with affection. Iole is not reciprocating the embrace. Boccaccio explains that Iole is not in love with Hercules because he killed her father after he did not give Hercules permission to marry Iole. In order to seek her revenge on her husband for the murder of her father, Iole allowed Hercules to fall madly in love with her. By doing this, Iole was able to convince Hercules to do whatever she asked. She stripped him of his pride by getting him to dress as a woman and spin wool, which is depicted on the left side of the engraving.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:18142
Language: lat
Source Name: Iohannis Bocacij in librum de claris mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1487 Leuven; 1487 Leuven
Image: mta_18142_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Hercules; Important Women; Famous Women; Marriage; Revenge; Roman Mythology; Iole