Cephalus, newly and happily married to Procrus, was carried away by Dawn who cursed him when he rejected her approaches. Cephalus started doubting Procrus and, diguised with Dawn's help, tried to seduce her. Only after many tries and with promises of wealth did she finally waver. He revealed his true identity and she fled to the mountains wracked with guilt. He repeatedly apologised and she finally came back with a dog and javelin as a gift from Diana. They spent many happy years together. Cephalus went hunting alone nearly every day. During the midday heat he also took a break in the shade and spoke to Zephyr, the cooling wind. A servant heard the loving words Cephalus spok and believed he was talking to a nymph and told Procrus. She followed Cephalus the next day and lay behind greenery. He heard a rustling in the foliage which he mistook for a beast and, throwing his unfailing javelin with its golden tip, he died in his arms.
Numerous English tapestries illustrating various parts of Ovid's Metamorphoses exist, often combined ramdonly. There appear to be three main panels illustrating the story of Cephalus and Procrus. The origin of the series is not certain, the designs are, however, most probably copied from Antwerp tapestries. The subject was probably first woven at Mortlake and later copied at Soho and a workshop possibly connected with the great wardrobe. The same series was also supplied specifically to the English market by Wauters weaver family from Antwerp.