Stories of and

The Moon’s Sleeping Love (pg. 118)

 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)

 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.

 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.

Apollo’s First Love (pg )

 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.

 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.

 Daphne was turned into a laurel.  This explains why this tree is sacred to Apollo.

The Two Rivers (pg )

 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.

 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.

 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!

The Son of the Sun (Pg )

 Pha ё thon- 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 Pha ё thon, and wrongly let Pha ё thon ride on his chariot.

 Pha ё thon was told that he was the son of the Sun god, and he went to visit him.  The Sun god told him that Pha ё thon could ask him for whatever he wanted. Pha ё thon asked to ride in his chariot and take his place for a day.  The Sun god let him ride the chariot, unwillingly, and Pha ё thon let go of the reigns, so the horses ran into the sky, setting the world on fire.  Pha ё thon fell to Earth and died.

 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 Pha ё thon wish for anything he wanted, which is a human trait (misjudgment).  Humans aren’t meant to be among the Gods.

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