Thisbe and Pyramus
When they both could not stay separated any longer they decided to meet at the white mulberry tree. As thisbe approached the tree she was met by a lioness and soon escaped. when pyramus arrived he saw her coat and realized she was killed. Pyramus took his
Glaucus and Scylla
Glaucus was a fisherman who ate a handful of grass and was possessed by the sea gods. scylla was bathing when she encountered the half fish half man. Glaucus proposed his love for her telling her he was a god, but when he goes to circle to wish for love b
Leander and Hero
Hero is a beautiful priestess who lives in a tower due to her overprotective parents. Leander is a man located across from the tower in a city called Abydus. The two fall in love and Hero lights the light on her tower for Leander to follow and see her. On
Selene and Endymion
Selene feel in love with Endymions beauty and watched him every night secretly. When Selene begged Zeus for Endymions to have eternal life she was given her wish. Selene then put Endymions in an eternal sleep. Then she took him to a secret place where the
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus was a musician who played the lyre and sung. Eurydice, a wood nymph and was drawn to his heavenly voice. On there wedding day she was bitten by a snake and went to the underworld. Orpheus went to go get her and hades granted him the ability to get
Baucis and Philemon
Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who were very kind and generous. When Jupiter and mercury disguised themselves as poor travelers the couple was the only ones to take them in. When the travelers glasses were always full they realized that they were
Pygmalion and Galatea
Pygmalion was an artist who spent all of his time on this statue of a women. Soon he fell in love with his artwork. He started to treat her as if she was a real person. Venus turned his statue into a real women. Galatea and Pygmalion got married and had a
Vertumnus and Pomona
Pomona was a woodland nymph who did not like men. Vertumnus secretly loved her, but Pomona never felt the same. One day he disguised himself as an old women and talked her her. This soon Turned into them kissing and other things. After Vertumnus told her
Ceyx and Alcyone
A happily married couple until one day ceyx goes on a journey across the ocean without her. Sometimes for fun the couple would call themselves hera and zeus. The angered zeus and resulted in ceyx boat being struck by his lightning bolt. Alcyone is sent a
Alpheus and Arethusa
Arethusa decides to bath in a crystal clear river. She feels something beneath her and runs out. Alpheus runs after her expressing his love for her. She begs him to leave> As a last result she is changed into a spring. But alpheus turns into a river to jo
Daphne and Apollo
Apollo is known for his taunting love god Eros. Daphne is a nymph, she was shot with a lead arrow and hates apollo. Yet apollo loves Daphne but the feelings were not shared. Daphne wished to be a tree and give up life to get away from him. her wished were
Aphrodite and Adonis
Aphrodite was jealous of the kings daughters beauty. This drove her to make her son eros make myrrha fall in love with her father commiting incest. This made the king angry and he tried to kill his daughter and the newborn daughter. Aphrodite saved her by
Narcissus and Echo
Narcissus was possessed with great beauty. He was simply a scorner of love. Echo was a nymph who loved to chat but hera cursed her to never speak first, to only echo the words spoken to her. Narcissus only loved himself. Narcissus denied the nymph and she
Hippomenes and Atalanta
Atalanta refused marriage, she would only marry a man who won her footrace. Her father agreed that if a man was too slow they would die. Many men died until Hippomenes. He asked Aphrodite for help and she gave him three golden apples. Everytime atlanta go
helios and clytie
Clytie was a nymph of the sea, in love with the god of sun Helios. Helios had been having an affair. To get back at the girl she told the girls father about the affair. As punishment the father buried her alive. Clytie figured Helios would come back to he
Paris and Helen
Paris was the prince of troy and picked aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess. Paris was already in love with helen who was also seen as the most beautiful. Helen was married to the king of sparta. Paris came to sparta and convinces helen to come back t
Idas and Marpessa
Marpessa was the daughter of king Evenus who said that anyone who wanted to marry his daughter would need to beat him in a chariot race and whoever lost would die. Idas was mad and stole marpessa and they flew away in a winged chariot. The king was distra
Thisbe and Pyramus
When they both could not stay separated any longer they decided to meet at the white mulberry tree. As thisbe approached the tree she was met by a lioness and soon escaped. when pyramus arrived he saw her coat and realized she was killed. Pyramus took his
Glaucus and Scylla
Glaucus was a fisherman who ate a handful of grass and was possessed by the sea gods. scylla was bathing when she encountered the half fish half man. Glaucus proposed his love for her telling her he was a god, but when he goes to circle to wish for love b
Leander and Hero
Hero is a beautiful priestess who lives in a tower due to her overprotective parents. Leander is a man located across from the tower in a city called Abydus. The two fall in love and Hero lights the light on her tower for Leander to follow and see her. On
Selene and Endymion
Selene feel in love with Endymions beauty and watched him every night secretly. When Selene begged Zeus for Endymions to have eternal life she was given her wish. Selene then put Endymions in an eternal sleep. Then she took him to a secret place where the
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus was a musician who played the lyre and sung. Eurydice, a wood nymph and was drawn to his heavenly voice. On there wedding day she was bitten by a snake and went to the underworld. Orpheus went to go get her and hades granted him the ability to get
Baucis and Philemon
Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who were very kind and generous. When Jupiter and mercury disguised themselves as poor travelers the couple was the only ones to take them in. When the travelers glasses were always full they realized that they were
Pygmalion and Galatea
Pygmalion was an artist who spent all of his time on this statue of a women. Soon he fell in love with his artwork. He started to treat her as if she was a real person. Venus turned his statue into a real women. Galatea and Pygmalion got married and had a
Vertumnus and Pomona
Pomona was a woodland nymph who did not like men. Vertumnus secretly loved her, but Pomona never felt the same. One day he disguised himself as an old women and talked her her. This soon Turned into them kissing and other things. After Vertumnus told her
Ceyx and Alcyone
A happily married couple until one day ceyx goes on a journey across the ocean without her. Sometimes for fun the couple would call themselves hera and zeus. The angered zeus and resulted in ceyx boat being struck by his lightning bolt. Alcyone is sent a
Alpheus and Arethusa
Arethusa decides to bath in a crystal clear river. She feels something beneath her and runs out. Alpheus runs after her expressing his love for her. She begs him to leave> As a last result she is changed into a spring. But alpheus turns into a river to jo
Daphne and Apollo
Apollo is known for his taunting love god Eros. Daphne is a nymph, she was shot with a lead arrow and hates apollo. Yet apollo loves Daphne but the feelings were not shared. Daphne wished to be a tree and give up life to get away from him. her wished were
Aphrodite and Adonis
Aphrodite was jealous of the kings daughters beauty. This drove her to make her son eros make myrrha fall in love with her father commiting incest. This made the king angry and he tried to kill his daughter and the newborn daughter. Aphrodite saved her by
Narcissus and Echo
Narcissus was possessed with great beauty. He was simply a scorner of love. Echo was a nymph who loved to chat but hera cursed her to never speak first, to only echo the words spoken to her. Narcissus only loved himself. Narcissus denied the nymph and she
Hippomenes and Atalanta
Atalanta refused marriage, she would only marry a man who won her footrace. Her father agreed that if a man was too slow they would die. Many men died until Hippomenes. He asked Aphrodite for help and she gave him three golden apples. Everytime atlanta go
helios and clytie
Clytie was a nymph of the sea, in love with the god of sun Helios. Helios had been having an affair. To get back at the girl she told the girls father about the affair. As punishment the father buried her alive. Clytie figured Helios would come back to he
Paris and Helen
Paris was the prince of troy and picked aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess. Paris was already in love with helen who was also seen as the most beautiful. Helen was married to the king of sparta. Paris came to sparta and convinces helen to come back t
Idas and Marpessa
Marpessa was the daughter of king Evenus who said that anyone who wanted to marry his daughter would need to beat him in a chariot race and whoever lost would die. Idas was mad and stole marpessa and they flew away in a winged chariot. The king was distra