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By Erin Hussey, Britny Andersen, Kayla Sepe , and Morgan Milender. Greek Mythology. Stories of and. LOVE. ADVENTURE. Endymion. The Moon’s Sleeping Love (pg. 118). Main Characters . Endymion- A shepherd who was extremely beautiful; the Moon’s beloved.
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By Erin Hussey, Britny Andersen, Kayla Sepe, and Morgan Milender Greek Mythology Stories of and LOVE ADVENTURE
Endymion The Moon’s Sleeping Love (pg. 118)
Main Characters • Endymion- A shepherd who was extremely beautiful; the Moon’s beloved. • The Moon- Kissed Endymion at night; selfish • Lulled him to sleep • Cared for him • But her passion for him brought her only pain (burden)
Main Points • The Moon fell in love with Endymion • In order to love and caress Endymion, the Moon put him into an immortal sleep. • Though the Moon was content to have Endymion always with her, she knew that he would never be able to truly love her back.
Significance of Myth • The humans were able to relate to the selfish Moon’s actions. • The Moon put Endymion to sleep for her own good. • The Moon made this action based on the fact that she wanted to keep Endymion to herself and never let him die.
Daphne Apollo’s First Love (pg. 119-120)
Main Characters • Daphne – A wild, yet beautiful huntress who didn’t want to loved or be married. • Apollo – The God of Light and Truth who fell in love with Daphne and made her tree his own. • Peneus – Daphne’s father (a river-god) who wished his daughter to marry, but he gave in to her pleading against it.
Main Points • Daphne’s father, Peneus, wanted her to marry, but Daphne refused to fall in love or wed. • Daphne, being a huntress, went off into the woods where Apollo saw her and instantly fell in love with her. • He chased after her and she fled. After calling to her father for help, she was transformed into a laurel tree. • Though saddened by the loss of his love, Apollo made the laurel tree sacred to him.
Significance • Daphne was turned into a laurel. • This explains why this tree is sacred to Apollo.
Alpheus and Arethusa The Two Rivers (pg. 120-121)
Characters • Arethusa- Young huntress; loved hunting and forests; follower of Artemis; is now a well in Sicily. Alpheus fell in love with her even though she wanted nothing to do with men. • Alpheus- River god; was in love with Arethusa.
Main Points • Arethusa went swimming in Alpheus’ river. • Alpheus told her that he loved her but she ran away. • Arethusa called to her goddess Artemis for help and Artemis turned her into a spring of water. • Alpheus turned back into a river and joined with Arethusa’s river.
Significance • When Arethusa was turned into a spring of water she became the sacred well in Ortygia. • Alpheus changed back into water and now flows with her in the fountain. • Face what fate brings to you!
phaЁthon The Son of the Sun (Pg. 136-139)
Characters • Phaёthon- He was the son of the Sun god and Clemente. He desperately wanted to ride his father’s chariot. • The Sun god – The father of Phaёthon, and wrongly let Phaёthon ride on his chariot.
Main Points • Phaёthon was told that he was the son of the Sun god, and he went to visit him. • The Sun god told him that Phaёthon could ask him for whatever he wanted. Phaёthon asked to ride in his chariot and take his place for a day. • The Sun god let him ride the chariot, unwillingly, and Phaёthon let go of the reigns, so the horses ran into the sky, setting the world on fire. • Phaёthon fell to Earth and died.
Significance • Not listening to the Gods will land you in a serious situation or death. • The Sun god didn’t think before he promised to let Phaёthon wish for anything he wanted, which is a human trait (misjudgment). • Humans aren’t meant to be among the Gods.
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