myth and folklore part 2

mr brown english 1a

apollo

aurora+tithonus

aurora falls in love with tithonus, and makes zeus grant him immortality, but he gets old and gets a screechy voice, so aurora locks him up, finally she is sick of him, so she turns him into a grasshopper - lesson learned - be careful of your wishes.

baucis and philemon

jupiter and mercury go to visit their village, but no one is hospitable other than them, so they are saved and granted a wish to live forever. they eventually turn into trees. linden and oak respectively

bellerophon and pegasus

after his successes, he tries to fly with pegasus to mount olympus, but hte gods punish him by stinging him iwth a gadfly

cupid aned psyche

psyche broke her promise to him, looking at his face, so he has to leave her. do not let your curiosity break your promises with others

jason and medea

he goes to get the golden fleece, remember your promises to people

marpessa, idas and apollo

think carefully about your decisions

minerva and arachne

weaving tool and spider, do not be arrogant

oedipus and laius and jocasta

oracle, it is impossible to escape fate

orpheus eurydice and apollo

do not look back