| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.4a.cad.1.tyr·gal.1a |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
4. heroes & victims (a. monster slayers) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
cad. Cadmus |
 feature: |
1. lapidating Ismenian Serpent |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
tyr. Tyre (gal. Gallienus) |
 variation: |
1. serpent swirling; chlamys billowing
(a. murex shell periphery-bottom; Gallienus on obverse) |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity: |
Ø |
 hero.1: |
Cadmus |
|
 mortal: |
Ø |
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 notable: |
Ø |
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 anonym: |
Ø |
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 animal: |
Ø |
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 creature.1: |
Ismenian Serpent [Drakon of Ares] |
|
 object.1: |
stone [rock/boulder] |
|
object.2: |
chlamys [cloak] |
|
object.3: |
murex shell |
|
object.4: |
groundline |
|
 symbol: |
Ø |
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 pair: |
Ø |
|
 duplet: |
Ø |
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 group: |
Ø |
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 set: |
Ø |
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 cluster: |
Ø |
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 artwork: |
Ø |
|
 label: |
Ø |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
|
 prosopon: |
Ø |
|
 morphology.1: |
"hero.1" [Cadmus] (general: homogeneous; human; male) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human; male; with male genitals [suggested], two legs, and two feet) |
|
morphology.2: |
"creature.1" [Ismenian Serpent] (general: homogeneous; ophiomorphic; large) (head: ophidian; bearded?) (upper·body: ophidian) (lower·body: ophidian) |
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morphology.3: |
"object.1" [stone] (homogeneous; globular?) |
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morphology.4: |
"object.2" [chlamys] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric) |
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morphology.5: |
"object.3" [murex shell] (homogeneous) |
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morphology.6: |
"object.4" [groundline] (homogeneous; straight; slender; part-span) |
|
 aspect.1: |
"hero.1" [Cadmus] (general: upright; standing [advancing?] rightward; unclad) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, lowered, with left·hand grasping) (lower·body: upright; rightward-frontward; right·leg straight, extended downward-leftward, with right·foot pointing downward-leftward, grounded; left·leg bent, extended downward-rightward, with left·foot pointing rightward, grounded) |
|
aspect.2: |
"creature.1" [Ismenian Serpent] (general: upright; rearing upward-leftward; swirling) (head: raised; upward-leftward) (upper·body: upright; rearing upward-leftward; swirling) (lower·body: upright; upward-rightward; tail undulating, with tip pointing leftward-downward) |
|
aspect.3: |
"object.1" [stone] (suspended aloft) |
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aspect.4: |
"object.2" [chlamys] (suspended; partially wrapped; billowing horizontally leftward) |
|
aspect.5: |
"object.3" [murex shell] (vertical; tilted; pointing downward-leftward) |
|
aspect.6: |
"object.4" [groundline] (horizontal) |
|
 vector.1: |
"main composition" (left-top →
right-bottom) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
"hero.1" [Cadmus] ⟨bearing ⟨on left·forearm⟩⟩ "object.2" [chlamys] |
| contact.2: |
"hero.1" [Cadmus] ⟨standing [advancing?] ⟨upon [along?]⟩⟩ "object.4" [groundline] |
|
contact.3: |
"creature.1" [Ismenian Serpent] ⟨rearing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.4" [groundline] |
|
 conflict.1: |
"hero.1" [Cadmus] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.1" [stone] at⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Ismenian Serpent] |
|
 context.1: |
"object.3" ⟨featuring in periphery-bottom sector of⟩ "main composition" |
|
 contiguity: |
Ø |
|
 inversion: |
Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences
(Registered Instances): |
 very rare |
1-6 specimens |
 sparse |
7-18 specimens |
| common |
19-60 specimens |
| abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS
(Codes and Descriptions): |
95A(CADMUS)4 |
(story of) Cadmus - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships |
| 95A(CADMUS)34 |
Cadmus slays the dragon |
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