Reading Notes: Ovid's Metamorphoses, Part A
Ovid's Metamorphoses Translated by Tony Kine (2000).
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Characters: Jupiter, Neptune, Deucalion, Pyrrha, Themis, Triton
Plot: Jupiter with help of Neptune decides to flood the earth and eliminate mankind. Deucalion and Pyrrha are the only two survivors. They go to Themis for advice and Deucalion gives a moving speech. Asks Pyrrha to scatter the bones of her mother, but she refuses. Then realizes bones are a metaphor for stones. The stones became a new population of men and women.
Setting: Body of water, Mount Parnassus
Lo
Characters: Jupiter, Lo, Juno/Saturnia, the Peacock, Argus, Inachus
Plot: Jupiter rapes Lo. Juno realizes something is going on. Upon arrival back Jupiter transforms Lo into a heifer. Juno asks questions about where it came from and Jupiter lies saying she was of the earth. Juno clams her as a gift and in fear of being caught Jupiter complies. Argus guards Lo, and puts are away at night, she wanders to a stream and sees her reflection. Inachus takes care of her and tells her she must find a husband in the herd to have a son. Jupiter orders Mercury to kill Argus and he disguises himself as a shepherd. He kills argus and Lo is returned to human form
Setting: Lerna's Pastures, Lyrcean Plains, Woods
Phaethon and the Sun
Characters: Phaethon, Lo and son, Epaphus, Ovid, Clymene, Inachus, Phoebus
Plot: Lo, now a human again, is praised and has a child Epaphus whose father is Jupiter. Best friend is Phaethon. He asked Clymene for proof of divinity. Sets out to the Palace of the Sun for proof. Phoebus grants a wish to prove his divinity. Phaethon asks to control his chariots to ride across the sky. He says no Because it isn't safe.
Setting: Ethiopia, Palace of the Sun
Phaethon's Ride
Characters: Aurora, the Sun, Phaethon, Phoebus, Titan
Plot: Phaethon insists on driving the chariot, Phoebus leads hm to the chariot. Aurora, Titan, and Phoebus prepare Phaethon for the journey, gives instructions to Phaethon. Not enough weight in the cart and Phaethon couldn't control it, lets go of reins. Earth catches fire and flames destroy cities. Dialogue about Earth being upset.
Setting: Palace of the Sun
The Death of Phaethon
Characters: Phaethon, Cycnus, Jupiter, Heliads
Plot: Phaethon falls to his death Jupiter intervenes to save the earth. Phoebus, upset went a day with no sun but flames made light. Clymene and Heliads grieve. The Heliads turn into trees. Cycnus choses to live in floods over fire. Phoebus decides to return to his task of being the sun and punishes his horses for Phaethon's death.
Setting: Palace of the Sun
Callisto
Characters: Callisto, Jupiter, Diana, Trivia, Arcus
Plot: Jupiter sets forth to make the earth green again. Jupiter rapes Callisto. Diana senses Callisto's quilt, sees she is pregnant and demands she leaves. She has a boy named Arcus. Callisto is turned into a bear by Juno. Jupiter turns Callisto and Arcus into constellations.
Setting: Maenalus
Semele
Characters: Jupiter, Juno, Semele, Dionysus, Ino
Plot: Jupiter has an affair with Semele and is angry that she is pregnant. She asks him to confess his . love for her but instead is set on fire. Dionysus is torn from Semele's womb and sewn into Jupiter's thigh. Ino brought him to the Nymphs to take care of him.
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Characters: Jupiter, Neptune, Deucalion, Pyrrha, Themis, Triton
Plot: Jupiter with help of Neptune decides to flood the earth and eliminate mankind. Deucalion and Pyrrha are the only two survivors. They go to Themis for advice and Deucalion gives a moving speech. Asks Pyrrha to scatter the bones of her mother, but she refuses. Then realizes bones are a metaphor for stones. The stones became a new population of men and women.
Setting: Body of water, Mount Parnassus
Lo
Characters: Jupiter, Lo, Juno/Saturnia, the Peacock, Argus, Inachus
Plot: Jupiter rapes Lo. Juno realizes something is going on. Upon arrival back Jupiter transforms Lo into a heifer. Juno asks questions about where it came from and Jupiter lies saying she was of the earth. Juno clams her as a gift and in fear of being caught Jupiter complies. Argus guards Lo, and puts are away at night, she wanders to a stream and sees her reflection. Inachus takes care of her and tells her she must find a husband in the herd to have a son. Jupiter orders Mercury to kill Argus and he disguises himself as a shepherd. He kills argus and Lo is returned to human form
Setting: Lerna's Pastures, Lyrcean Plains, Woods
Phaethon and the Sun
Characters: Phaethon, Lo and son, Epaphus, Ovid, Clymene, Inachus, Phoebus
Plot: Lo, now a human again, is praised and has a child Epaphus whose father is Jupiter. Best friend is Phaethon. He asked Clymene for proof of divinity. Sets out to the Palace of the Sun for proof. Phoebus grants a wish to prove his divinity. Phaethon asks to control his chariots to ride across the sky. He says no Because it isn't safe.
Setting: Ethiopia, Palace of the Sun
Phaethon's Ride
Characters: Aurora, the Sun, Phaethon, Phoebus, Titan
Plot: Phaethon insists on driving the chariot, Phoebus leads hm to the chariot. Aurora, Titan, and Phoebus prepare Phaethon for the journey, gives instructions to Phaethon. Not enough weight in the cart and Phaethon couldn't control it, lets go of reins. Earth catches fire and flames destroy cities. Dialogue about Earth being upset.
Setting: Palace of the Sun
The Death of Phaethon
Characters: Phaethon, Cycnus, Jupiter, Heliads
Plot: Phaethon falls to his death Jupiter intervenes to save the earth. Phoebus, upset went a day with no sun but flames made light. Clymene and Heliads grieve. The Heliads turn into trees. Cycnus choses to live in floods over fire. Phoebus decides to return to his task of being the sun and punishes his horses for Phaethon's death.
Setting: Palace of the Sun
Callisto
Characters: Callisto, Jupiter, Diana, Trivia, Arcus
Plot: Jupiter sets forth to make the earth green again. Jupiter rapes Callisto. Diana senses Callisto's quilt, sees she is pregnant and demands she leaves. She has a boy named Arcus. Callisto is turned into a bear by Juno. Jupiter turns Callisto and Arcus into constellations.
Setting: Maenalus
Semele
Characters: Jupiter, Juno, Semele, Dionysus, Ino
Plot: Jupiter has an affair with Semele and is angry that she is pregnant. She asks him to confess his . love for her but instead is set on fire. Dionysus is torn from Semele's womb and sewn into Jupiter's thigh. Ino brought him to the Nymphs to take care of him.
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