Hortus Deliciarum facsimile Tab.06 (rotated)

The upper register shows the sun god Sol driving a chariot pulled by four mythological horses, followed by Pharaoh in his own carriage. The lower register features a lavishly decorated wagon carrying a host of personified vices in chainmail, including Lasciviousness, Fornication, and Sloth. A female figure representing worldly Love (Amor) stands at the front of the lower chariot, scattering flowers before the procession.

Originating from the 12th-century 'Hortus Deliciarum' by Herrad of Landsberg, this image represents the medieval 'Psychomachia' tradition—the battle between virtues and vices—integrated with classical cosmology. It demonstrates how early medieval thought synthesized Ovidian mythology (the names of Sol's horses) with Christian moral allegory.