Allegory of the power of women, Four allegories about the contest among Darius' three young bodyguards over who is the strongest (series title), Allegory of the power of women. Naked personification of the power of women. Two children, fruits of the land and weapons at her feet. She squirts milk from her breast into the mouth of one of the children. The caption refers to the contest among the bodyguards of the Persian king Darius over who is the most powerful (3 Esdras 4: 13-33). Part of a series of four allegories. print maker: Pieter Perret, (mentioned on object), after design by: Hendrik Withoeck, (mentioned on object), 1565 - 1639, paper, engraving, height 226 mm x width 155 mm.