https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Meredith-Lucile/pages/215-wheel-of-ixion/ In Greek mythology, King Ixion was spared punishment by Zeus, but took advantage by trying to seduce his wife Hera, and was punished by being tied to a burning rotating wheel in the underworld for eternity. The picture here is scanned from the 1882 book Lucile, by Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, in which it’s referenced as a reminder, a caution against illicit love. #vintageArt #GreekMyth #ancientGreece #nakedMan #torture #wheel #snakes #fobo #GIMP #xsane