an allegorical play written by Dr. Jose Rizal in 1879

1. “ EL CONSEJO DE DIOSES”
(Council of the Gods)
Characters
• Jupiter – Roman chief of the Gods
• Juno – his wife
• Minerva – Jupiter’s daughter and
adviser
• Venus – goddess of beauty
• Calliope – muse of heroid poetry
• Melpomene – muse of tragedy
• Thalia – muse of comedy
• Polyhymnia – muse of rethoric
• Eracto – muse of lyric poetry
• Euterpe – muse of song and music
• Urania – muse of astronomy
• Clio- muse of history
• Mars
• Ballona
• Alcides
• Momus
• Hebe
• Ganymede
• Apollo
• Mercury
• Silenus
• Momus
• Justice
Settings
 Olympus
Conflict
 When Jupiter makes a contest and asks the gods whom they deem worthy to receive the prize.
Plot
• Jupiter began the feast with a literary contest with the prize of three grandiose gift (a golden
lyre, trumpet and a golden crown made of laurels)
• Juno his wife suggest Homer the writer of “Iliad”
• Venus recommends Virgil, author of “Aedes”
• Minerva goes for Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote”
• Jupiter stopped them from fighting.
• Jupiter allowed the justice to weigh the circumstances w/o any bias in her balance.
• She weighted the three books and found them all equal.
• Jupiter decided to give the lyre to Virgil, the trumpet to Homer, and the golden crown to
Cervantes.
Denouement
 Jupiter decided to give the lyre to Virgil, the trumpet to Homer, and the golden crown to
Cervantes.
Relevance
 Equality. All is equal even we are all different.
Members:
• Leonardo, Armia P.
• Ganzon, Joan Christine F.
• Gonzales, Rosanne Lyra
• Manuel, Maria Angelie
• Hipos, Angeline
• Batula, Jennefer
• Bendecio, Ricjohn Paul
• Desiderio, Mark Wilfred
• Solis, Jayson
• Clitar, Julie Ann
• Villar, Rasheill Ann

2. (Old style of weighing scale)
Books weights are equally balance