The daughters of Cecrops open the basket with Erichthonius Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title); The three daughters of Cecrops; king of Athens; open the basket in which Erichthonius; who has a snake's tail; lies. There is a crow in the tree that witnessed the event. In the background on the left; Vulcanus is trying to rape Minerva. His seed then spilled to the ground and so Mother Earth gave birth to the child Erichthonius. In the margin a four-line caption; in two columns; in Latin; the daughters of Cecrops open the basket and discover the serpent-shaped child; possibly a crow (i.e. Coronis metamorphosed) looks on (variant); Vulcan attempts to violate Minerva; Gaea is accidentally fertilized; Crispijn van de Passe (I); Keulen; 1602 - 1607; paper; engraving; h 86 mm x w 130 mm