THE BACCHANTES: The God is saddened by Orpheus' death so turns the followers who killed him into oak trees.
MIDAS: The foolish king asks for gold but then learns his lesson only to witness a lyre contest and be cursed with the ears of an ass.

PELEUS & THETIS: Jove is warned to not sleep with the Goddess so he gives the task to Peleus, his grandson, who must tie the girl down to win her as a bride; how romantic.

DAEDALION: Ceyx's own brother is a hawk who leaped to kill himself after his foolish daughter's downfall.
THE WOLF: Revenge gave birth to a ravage wolf who was only stopped by Thetis' mercy for her husband.
CEYX & ALCYONE: The king goes on a voyage and never comes back but both are turned to birds so as to still be together.

AESACUS: Hector's brother is at fault for the death of his lover so he tries to die as well only to be turned into a bird who forever dives to feel death.
No comments:
Post a Comment