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Shapeshifter
The Pantheon · Stop No. 94

Shapeshifter

Bull. Swan. Trouble.
Era
Mythic antiquity
Provenance
Wherever Hera wasn't looking
Medium
Ink on cotton, triptych
Edition
Open edition

Three panels document the king of the gods in his preferred disguises, arranged in order of escalating consequence. The middle figure is hooded because even the artist wanted deniability. Mortal viewers are advised that if an animal seems unusually charming, it is.

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