In the third part, dealing with the condition of widow, there is a moral interpretation of the myth of Hermaphroditus (Ovid, Methamorphosis), in which the nymph Salmacis symbolizes the widow who instead of spending time in prayer goes around gazing on young men (29M). Later on, discussing about the necessity (mainly for widows, yet also for women in general) to avoid both vain words and colourful dresses the sermon refers to another myth of Ovid, namely the transformation of the beautiful girl Corone (cornix) into a crow (black) to escape the harassment of Neptune (29N).
...In the third part, dealing with the condition of
widow
, there is a moral interpretation of the myth of Hermaphroditus...
... for women in different states of life ( nun , wife ,
widow
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15
Bonum quaternarium
1419
Turin
Marco wrote the sermons for Bona di Savoia, widow of Prince Ludovico di Acaia (d. late 1418), as a realaboration of the sermons he preached to her and her court at Stupinigi (outsideTurin, where he was lector in the Franciscan studium) during the Lent 1419. The title alludes to Bona's name. The sermons include some quotations by Dante.