Sunday, September 30, 2007
myths
Cephalus and Procris is a myth about two lovers. Cephalus, was a hunter who enjoyed running in the mornings, and Procris, his beloved wife. One day a wanderer heard Cephalus say something loving to the breeze, and believed him to have a lover. He went and told Procris but she refused to believe unless she witnessed it . She hid behind a bush, and when seh hear the compliment, began sobbing. Surprised, Cephalus tossed his spear, a gift from her which he always carried with him, and killed her. Callisto is a myth that speaks of a nymph who made Juno very jealous and lied whith Jupiter. Because of this, she and her sun were turned to bears and placed among the stars. But Juno was upset about this and talked to the gods of the Oceans, forbidding them to ever let these 2 constellations sink into the sea as all others do. Diana and Actaeonis a myth that narrates how a man once saw the goddesss Diana naked, and she truned him into a stag, causing his own hunting dogs and companions to tear his life out.
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