1. Stories of LoveStories of Love
Orpheus and EuridiceOrpheus and Euridice
Ceyx and AlcyoneCeyx and Alcyone
Pygmalion and GalateaPygmalion and Galatea

2. Orpheus and EuridiceOrpheus and Euridice
 Characters:Characters:
 Orpheus-the greatestOrpheus-the greatest
musician who fell inmusician who fell in
love with Euridicelove with Euridice
 Euridice-the woodEuridice-the wood
nymph who fell in lovenymph who fell in love
with Orpheuswith Orpheus

3. PlotPlot
 Orpheus was aOrpheus was a
musician who canmusician who can
move anything withmove anything with
his musichis music
 While in the forest, heWhile in the forest, he
saw Euridice and fellsaw Euridice and fell
in love with herin love with her

4.  After they gotAfter they got
married, Euridice wasmarried, Euridice was
bitten by a snake andbitten by a snake and
dieddied
 Orpheus went to theOrpheus went to the
underworld and askedunderworld and asked
for Euridice’s soulfor Euridice’s soul

5.  Orpheus moved HadesOrpheus moved Hades
and Persephone with hisand Persephone with his
music and Hades grantedmusic and Hades granted
his wish with thehis wish with the
condition that he must notcondition that he must not
look backlook back
 He tried but nearing theHe tried but nearing the
upperworld he lookedupperworld he looked
back and saw Euridiceback and saw Euridice
being pulled back to thebeing pulled back to the
underworldunderworld

6. SettingsSettings
 The story happened in the town of ThraceThe story happened in the town of Thrace

7. ThemeTheme
 The importance ofThe importance of
trust and faithtrust and faith
 The lengths that aThe lengths that a
man would goman would go
through for his lovethrough for his love
 Love story doesn’tLove story doesn’t
always end in aalways end in a
happy endinghappy ending

8. Ceyx and AlcyoneCeyx and Alcyone
Characters:Characters:
 Ceyx- the son of LuciferCeyx- the son of Lucifer
and husband of Alcyoneand husband of Alcyone
 Alcyone-daughter of theAlcyone-daughter of the
wind and wife of Ceyxwind and wife of Ceyx
 Hera-goddess ofHera-goddess of
marriagemarriage
 Iris-god of dreamIris-god of dream
 Morpheus-son of Iris andMorpheus-son of Iris and
appeared to Alcyone asappeared to Alcyone as
her husbandher husband

9. PlotPlot
 Ceyx had a dream and heCeyx had a dream and he
wanted to travel to Delphiwanted to travel to Delphi
to visit the oracle but toto visit the oracle but to
do that he needed todo that he needed to
travel by boattravel by boat
 Alcyone asked him not toAlcyone asked him not to
go for the sea isgo for the sea is
unforgivable that time andunforgivable that time and
she’s afraid that he wouldshe’s afraid that he would
die in a shipwreckdie in a shipwreck
 Ceyx is travelled on andCeyx is travelled on and
met his death by the seamet his death by the sea

10.  Alcyone left at homeAlcyone left at home
prayed fervently to Heraprayed fervently to Hera
for her husband’s safetyfor her husband’s safety
not knowing that he wasnot knowing that he was
already deadalready dead
 Hera felt sorry for her andHera felt sorry for her and
asked Iris to appear toasked Iris to appear to
her in a dream and tellher in a dream and tell
her about her husband’sher about her husband’s
deathdeath

11.  Iris asked his son to doIris asked his son to do
the job and appearedthe job and appeared
before her in a dreambefore her in a dream
 Alcyone realized herAlcyone realized her
husband was dead andhusband was dead and
saw his body by the sea,saw his body by the sea,
not wanting to livenot wanting to live
anymore, she jumpedanymore, she jumped
only to be turned into aonly to be turned into a
bird the same with Ceyxbird the same with Ceyx
and they lived happily asand they lived happily as
birds in lovebirds in love

12. SettingsSettings
 the city of Trachisthe city of Trachis

13. ThemeTheme
 Love is eternal andLove is eternal and
can take many formscan take many forms

14. Pygmalion and GalateaPygmalion and Galatea
 Characters:Characters:
 Pygmalion-a sculptor whoPygmalion-a sculptor who
fell in love with his ownfell in love with his own
workwork
 Galatea-the work of art ofGalatea-the work of art of
Pygmalion who becamePygmalion who became
humanhuman
 Aphrodite-the goddess ofAphrodite-the goddess of
lovelove

15. PlotPlot
 Pygmalion was a sculptorPygmalion was a sculptor
who hated women andwho hated women and
said that he would neversaid that he would never
fall in lovefall in love
 One day, created aOne day, created a
woman made of ivory andwoman made of ivory and
realized that it wasrealized that it was
perfect so he named itperfect so he named it
GalateaGalatea

16.  He fell in love withHe fell in love with
Galatea and prayedGalatea and prayed
to Aphrodite for herto Aphrodite for her
 Aphrodite granted hisAphrodite granted his
wish and when hewish and when he
came home andcame home and
kissed Galatea’skissed Galatea’s
hand, she becamehand, she became
alivealive
 They lived happilyThey lived happily
ever afterever after

17. SettingsSettings
 This story took place in CyprusThis story took place in Cyprus

18. ThemeTheme
 Love knows noLove knows no
boundariesboundaries
 The consequence ofThe consequence of
falling in love with anfalling in love with an
inanimate objectinanimate object