GREEK MYTHOLOGYStories of

andLOVE

ADVENTURE

By Erin Hussey, Britny Andersen, Kayla Sepe, and Morgan Milender

ENDYMIONThe 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.

DAPHNEApollo’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!

PHAЁTHONThe 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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