1. Stories of LoveStories of Love
DaphneDaphne
Alpheus and ArethusaAlpheus and Arethusa
Baucis and PhilemonBaucis and Philemon
EndymionEndymion

2. DaphneDaphne
 Characters:Characters:
 Daphne-a nymph whoDaphne-a nymph who
has captured thehas captured the
heart of Apolloheart of Apollo
 Apollo-the god of truthApollo-the god of truth
and music who fell inand music who fell in
love with Daphnelove with Daphne

3. PlotPlot
 Apollo fell in love withApollo fell in love with
Daphne after CupidDaphne after Cupid
struck him with anstruck him with an
arrowarrow
 He pursued DaphneHe pursued Daphne
but Daphne doesn’tbut Daphne doesn’t
fell the same wayfell the same way

4.  She asked herShe asked her
father’s help tofather’s help to
escape Apollo andescape Apollo and
she turned into Laurelshe turned into Laurel
 Apollo picked theApollo picked the
laurel and decided tolaurel and decided to
make it his symbolmake it his symbol
since he cannot havesince he cannot have
Daphne for a wifeDaphne for a wife

5. SettingsSettings
 Across the forest inAcross the forest in
GreeceGreece

6. ThemeTheme
 Unrequited loveUnrequited love
 The consequences ofThe consequences of
being the receivingbeing the receiving
end of crazy loveend of crazy love

7. Alpheus and ArethusaAlpheus and Arethusa
 Alpheus- the god ofAlpheus- the god of
the river who fell inthe river who fell in
love with Arethusalove with Arethusa
 Arethusa- a huntressArethusa- a huntress
who doesn’t believe inwho doesn’t believe in
love and marriagelove and marriage
 Artemis- goddess ofArtemis- goddess of
the hunt who helpedthe hunt who helped
ArethusaArethusa

8. PlotPlot
 Arethusa was bathing inArethusa was bathing in
the river when Alpheusthe river when Alpheus
decided to pursue herdecided to pursue her
 She run and askedShe run and asked
Artemis to help herArtemis to help her
escape Alpheusescape Alpheus

9.  Artemis felt sorry forArtemis felt sorry for
her that Artemisher that Artemis
turned her into aturned her into a
springspring
 It was said thatIt was said that
Alpheus still visitsAlpheus still visits
Arethusa’s spring andArethusa’s spring and
that they arethat they are
connectedconnected

10. SettingsSettings
 The story happenedThe story happened
in Syracuse, Sicilyin Syracuse, Sicily
where the spring ofwhere the spring of
Arethusa was locatedArethusa was located

11. ThemeTheme
 The role of women inThe role of women in
the society wherethe society where
their view oftheir view of
independence isindependence is
frowned uponfrowned upon
 The helplessness ofThe helplessness of
mortals againstmortals against
divinitydivinity

12. Baucis and PhilemonBaucis and Philemon
 Characters:Characters:
 Baucis and Philemon-Baucis and Philemon-
an old married couplean old married couple
 Zeus-god of lightningZeus-god of lightning
 Hermes- messengerHermes- messenger
of the godsof the gods

13. PlotPlot
 Zeus and HermesZeus and Hermes
disguised themselves anddisguised themselves and
visited a village to seevisited a village to see
who will accept them aswho will accept them as
visitorsvisitors
 The entire village closedThe entire village closed
their doors on them untiltheir doors on them until
they reached a simplethey reached a simple
shack where the oldshack where the old
couple livedcouple lived

14.  Baucis and PhilemonBaucis and Philemon
accepted the visitorsaccepted the visitors
with all their heartswith all their hearts
and offered what theyand offered what they
could saying sorry forcould saying sorry for
not being able to givenot being able to give
moremore
 The foods and drinksThe foods and drinks
were always full andwere always full and
they realized that theirthey realized that their
guests were godsguests were gods

15.  The gods punishedThe gods punished
the entire villagethe entire village
except for the coupleexcept for the couple
who were rewardedwho were rewarded
 They asked to beThey asked to be
together until deathtogether until death
and it was grantedand it was granted
 They lived a long lifeThey lived a long life
and turned into treesand turned into trees

16. SettingsSettings
 In a town where theIn a town where the
couple lived in an oldcouple lived in an old
rustic cottagerustic cottage

17. ThemeTheme
 The value ofThe value of
generosity andgenerosity and
hospitalityhospitality
 The just gods whoThe just gods who
rewarded the goodrewarded the good
and punished the badand punished the bad
 Love is foreverLove is forever

18. EndymionEndymion
 Characters:Characters:
 Endymion-theEndymion-the
handsome youth whohandsome youth who
was destined to sleepwas destined to sleep
foreverforever
 Selene-the goddessSelene-the goddess
of the moon who fellof the moon who fell
in love with Endymionin love with Endymion

19. PlotPlot
 Selene in the sky fell inSelene in the sky fell in
love with the handsomelove with the handsome
prince named Endymionprince named Endymion
 She kissed him and putShe kissed him and put
him in a deep slumber sohim in a deep slumber so
that she wouldn’t lose himthat she wouldn’t lose him
 Endymion was asleepEndymion was asleep
forever while Seleneforever while Selene
would always visit him fullwould always visit him full
of longing for she neverof longing for she never
really have himreally have him

20. ThemeTheme
 Selfish love andSelfish love and
consequences ofconsequences of
obsessionobsession