Iconography
	LITERATURE
	Ancient
	→ Statius → Thebaid → Cycles → London, British Library, Burney MS 257 (Paris, first quarter 15th century)
	→ Statius → Thebaid → Book IX: Continuation of the Battle: Hippomenes rescues the body of Tydeus and dies, as do Hypsaeus and Parthenopaeus → vv. 341-403: The death of Crenaeus is lamented by his mother, the nymph Ismene

	Further details
	The king at the left may be Hippomedon who had killed Crenaeus
	ARTIST/CREATOR
	Paris
	DATE
	1st quarter 15th century possibly c1405
	LOCATION
	London, British Library → Burney 257, fol. 144v
	TEXT/BOOK/DOCUMENT (SOURCE OF PHOTO)
	Statius (Publius Papinius Statius) → Thebaid

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