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Leda and the Swan” (1788) present the swan metamorphosis as negative or harmful. On the contrary, serpentine metamorphoses are often depicted as having negative consequences. For instance, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the serpent metamorphosis of Glaucus, a fisherman who eats a magic herb and is transformed into a sea god, is presented as a punishment (Gallagher, 232). Similarly, the serpent metamorphosis of Lamia, a Libyan queen who seduces Zeus and is punished by Hera by being transformed into a monster

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stuart billington

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