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Priestesses Drive Lovers from Temple

NARRATIVE E3r · p.413
Priestesses Drive Lovers from Temple
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Figures being driven from a classical temple entrance. Priestesses expel the lovers from Diana's sanctuary.

In the Narrative

The priestesses of Diana expel Poliphilus and Polia from the temple. Their love has profaned Diana's sacred space.

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