MYTHOLOGY: GODS, MONSTERS, HEROESInaara Sunesara, Victoria Pride

Mrs.Edison

English-2

10 December 2013

PYRAMUS/THISBE

Important Events: Pyramus and Thisbe planned to meet in a forest, however when Pyramus got there he thought Thisbe was dead because her shawl had blood on it. Pyramus killed himself and then when Thisbe found him dead, she killed herself.

Real World: True love, even if it is forbidden, lasts forever

Allusions: Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe by Thomas Bullfinch

PYRAMUSLineage: Spouse- Would have been Thisbe, but both died, Children-None since they died before marrying, Siblings- None, Parents- names were never revealed

Symbol: Red berries- show the love of Pyramus and Thisbe.

Description/Identification: Handsomest, loved Thisbe

Powers: Handsomest youth

Weaknesses: He made assumptions without thinking and didn’t have the courage to get married and tell their parents.

THISBELineage: Spouse- Would have been Pyramus, but they both died, Children- None since they died before marrying, Siblings- none, Parents- Names were never revealed

Symbol: Red berries- show the love of Pyramus and Thisbe

Identification/Description: Fairest maiden, loved Pyramus

Powers: Fairest and loveliest woman

Weaknesses: Didn’t have the courage to get married and tell their parents.

ORPHEUS/EURYDICE

Important Events: When Orpheus and Eurydice got married, Eurydice got stung by a viper and died. Orpheus went to the underworld to bring her back and Hades gave him a condition to not look back at her until they reached the upper world. Orpheus looked back at Eurydice and she disappeared to the underworld.

Real World: Trusting someone is worth a try

Allusions: The movie Orpheus and Eurydice (2ooo), The Modern Orpheus by MJ Duggan (book)

ORPHEUS

Lineage: Mom-Calliope, Dad- Thracian King (King Oreagus), Spouse- Eurydice, Siblings- Linus, Child- Musaeus

Symbol: Lyre

Identification/Description: Musician, loved Eurydice

Powers: Musical talent

Weaknesses: Impatient to look at his wife.

EURYDICE

Lineage: Parents- none since she is a dryad, Spouse- Orpheus, Child- Musaeus, Siblings- None

Symbol: Viper

Identification/Description: loved Orpheus, died right after marriage

PYGMALION/GALATEAImportant Events: Pygmalion hated all women however when he created a sculpture of a woman he fell in love with the sculpture. Pygmalion kisses the sculpture and with the help of Venus the sculpture comes to life as Galatea.

Real World: Love is not bound by laws and can be found in many ways, take form in many shapes, and grow purely out of nothing

Allusions: The play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

The Modern Pygmalion and Galetea (movie)

PYGMALION

Lineage: Children- Metharme and Paphos, Spouse- Galatea

Symbol: The kiss he gave to Galatea

Identification/Description: Artist, loved Galatea out of all women

Powers: Talent in art and sculpting

Weaknesses: Hated women and ended up falling in love with a statue

GALATEALineage: Child- Paphos and Metharme, Spouse- Pygmalion, Parents- None since she was a statue (could consider Venus since she brought her to life), Siblings- None

Symbol: Statue

Identification/Description: A beautiful statue

Powers: The sight of her made Pygmalion’s hatred for women disappear

Weaknesses: She was a statue (at the beginning)

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