GOOD LUCK MGA TROPA KO DYAN, SUMAKSES Io’s Suffering and Journey

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PACUBAS Io, trapped under Argus' watch, was saved by Zeus'

messenger god Hermes. Hermes lulled Argus to sleep,
Prometheus and Io
but Io's suffering continued. Hera sent a gadfly to
torment her, forcing her to wander the earth.
Ang story kung bakit madaming mata ang peacock sa
feather.
Io Encounters Prometheus
Characters:
Io, a wandering woman, encountered Prometheus in
Prometheus the Caucasus Mountains. Despite his suffering,
Io Prometheus showed compassion and promised her
Zeus freedom when she reached Egypt. He also revealed
Hera Heracles, a great hero, would free Io from his chains.
Argus
Hermes
Io’s Transformation and Legacy
Hephaestus
The Eagle
Io, a goddess, arrived in Egypt, transformed by Zeus,
giving birth to Epaphus, a ruler and ancestor of Greek
SETTING
heroes. In Egypt, she was revered, and her descendants
Mount Olympus - The home of the gods, where Zeus influenced ancient mythology.
and Hera reside. This is where Zeus falls in love with Io,
and Hera begins her jealous revenge.
THEMES: suffering, endurance,
The Earth - After being transformed into a cow, Io is rebellion, fate, and hope.
forced to wander across many lands.
EUROPA
Caucasus Mountains - A remote and harsh mountain
Characters
range where Prometheus is chained to a rock as
punishment by Zeus. This is where he meets Io and
where the eagle torments him daily. Europa
Zeus- GOD OF SKY AND THUNDER
Agenor- TROJAN HERO
Prometheus' Defiance and Punishment
Cadmus- FOUNDER OF THEBES
Prometheus, a Titan, defied Zeus by stealing fire from Minos- MYTHICAL KING IN THE ISLAND OF CRETE
the gods and giving it to humans, angering him. As Rhadamanthus- WISE KING OF CRETE
punishment, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock,
ensuring his suffering would last forever, until Heracles
Europa’s Beauty and Daily Life
freed him.
Europa, a Phoenician princess, was known for her
extraordinary beauty. One day, she and her friends
Zeus' Pursuit of Io
went to the seashore to gather flowers in a lush
Io, a mortal woman and priestess of Hera, was meadow.
transformed by Zeus into a white cow to hide her from
Zeus’ Fascination and Transformation
her jealous wife, Hera, who demanded the cow as a gift.

Zeus, the king of the gods, saw Europa from Mount

Olympus and was captivated by her. To approach her
without frightening her, he transformed into a stunning and arrow.
white bull with golden horns and a sweet fragrance.
 He is often portrayed as a mischievous figure
who uses his arrows to make people fall in love.
Europa Rides the Bull

Europa was charmed by the bull’s gentle nature and  Cupid is considered a symbol of romantic love
decorated it with flowers. Feeling safe, she climbed and affection.
onto the bull’s back, but Zeus suddenly ran toward the
sea and leapt into the waves.
PSYCHE

The Abduction Across the Sea  Psyche began as a mortal woman in Roman
mythology.

Europa was terrified as the bull swiftly swam across the  Later, she became the goddess of Soul.
open sea. She called for help, but no one could hear
her. Along the journey, she realized the bull was no  She is renowned for her exceptional beauty,
ordinary creature. believed that she surpassed the beauty of
Aphrodite (Venus).
Arrival in Crete and Zeus’ Revelation
 Psyche is depicted as a kind, gentle, and
loving person.
Zeus took Europa to the island of Crete and revealed his
true identity. He assured her that she was safe and that  She is the youngest daughter of the king.
she would become the queen of Crete.
VENUS
Europa’s Legacy
 Venus is the goddess of love, beauty, and
Europa eventually accepted her fate and bore Zeus fertility.
several sons, including Minos, who became the famous
King of Crete. To honor her, Zeus ensured that her  Also known as the Greek goddess,
name would be remembered forever, leading to the Aphrodite.
naming of the continent "Europe."
 Venus is often depicted as a beautiful
woman with long hair and elegant clothing.
CHRISTINE JOY

Cupid and Psyche  She is associated with love, desire, and

fertility.

CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION

 In the story, Venus becomes envious of
Psyche’s beauty and orders her son Cupid
CUPID to make Psyche fall in love with the most
despicable man on earth.

 Cupid is the god of love, desire, and attraction OTHER CHARACTERS

in Roman mythology.
APOLLO
 He is also known as Eros in Greek mythology.
Cupid is depicted as a winged, chubby infant or
handsome, youthful man with wings and a bow
  He is associated with several domains, The story of Cupid and Psyche
including sun, music, poetry, healing, and
prophecy. There was a king who had three daughters. All
the three were lovely, but the youngest psyche,
 He is also known as the god of truth and whose name was so beautiful that words could
god of the sun, music, healing, and herding. not describe her. She was so beautiful that
people began to say she was more beautiful
 He was often consulted for his prophecies. than the goddess Venus.

Venus, heard about Psyche, she became jealous

PERSEPHONE
of Psyche’s beauty and ordered her son, Cupid,
 Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man
on earth.
 According to the myth, Hades, the god of the
underworld, abducted Persephone and made
her his wife. Cupid set off to do his mother’s bidding. He
took his bow and arrow and flew down to Earth.
 Goddess of the Spring who lives off-season in He took aim at Psyche. At the last minute,
the Underworld. though, his finger slipped. Instead of shooting
Psyche, he pricked himself. So Cupid fell in love
with Psyche.
JUPITER
Meanwhile, Psyche and her family become
 The king of the gods in Roman mythology. worried that she will never find a husband, for
although men admire her beauty, they always
 He is also known as Zeus in Greek mythology. seem content to marry someone else. Psyche's
father prays to Apollo for help, and Apollo
 Jupiter is associated with the sky and thunder. instructs her to go to the top of a hill, where she
will marry not a man but a serpent. Psyche
 He is often depicted as a powerful and regal bravely follows the instructions and falls asleep
figure, wearing a crown and carrying a lightning on the hill. When she wakes up, she discovers a
bolt. stunning mansion. Going inside, she relaxes and
enjoys fine food and luxurious treatment. At
 Granted Psyche’s immortality. night, in the dark, she meets and falls in love
with her husband.
KING - Father of psyche
TWO SISTER OF PYSCHE – Aglaura and Cidippe She lives happily with him, never seeing him,
CHARON – The ferry man until one day he tells her that her sisters have
CERBERUS – The three headed dog been crying for her. She begs to see them, but
ZEPHYR- The god and personification of the her husband replies that it would not be wise to
west wind do so. Psyche insists that they visit, and when
CERES – The goddess of agriculture, grain crops, they do, they become extremely jealous of
fertility and motherly relationships. Psyche's beautiful mansion and lush quarters.
They deduce that Psyche has never seen her
SETTINGS: husband, and they convince her that she must
-Cupid’s Place sneak a look.
-The Underworld
-Mount Olympus One night, Psyche asked her husband why he
came only at night, when she could not see him.
 TASK 3
“Why do you wish to see me?” Cupid replied. Fill a flask with water from the River Styx:
“What does it matter what I look like? I love Venus’s third task for Psyche was to fill a flask
you. I treat you well. All I ask is that you love with water from the River Styx, which was
me.” guarded by a dragon

Psyche understood her husband’s word. Still, 4th and FINAL TASK:
she was curious. Who was her husband? What Venus gave Psyche a final task. She gave Psyche
did he look like? Why did he hide? Was he really a box which she has to carry to the underworld
a terrible monster? She felt that she had to find and ask Persephone to fill with some of her
out. beauty.

Psyche found her directions how to get to

One night, Psyche waited until her husband fell Persephone’s palace, first through a great hole
asleep. Then she got up and lit a lamp. She in the earth, where she must give the ferryman,
carried the lamp to the bed and lifted it up. Charon, a penny to take her across.
What she saw was no monster, but the lovely
face of Cupid himself. Her hand trembled with From there, the road let straight to the palace,
delight and a drop of hot oil fell from the lamp. Cerberus, the three-headed dog, guarded the
The oil landed on Cupid’s shoulder and awoke doors, but if she gave him a cake he would be
him. friendly and let her pass.

Cupid looked up at Psyche with sad eyes. “I She then meet Persephone which gave of her
asked only for your trust,” he said, “but this act beauty in the box.
of yours shows that you do not trust me. And
said “Love cannot live where there is no trust”. Miraculously, Psyche succeeds all her task.
When trust is gone, love must depart. Then
Cupid returns to his mother, Venus, who again On her way toward giving the box to Venus, she
decides to enact revenge on the beautiful girl. becomes curious, opens the box, and instantly
falls asleep.
Psyche, meanwhile, journeys all over the land to
find Cupid. She decides to go to Venus herself in The box was filled with sleep rather than
a plea for love and forgiveness, and when she beauty.
finally sees Venus, the great goddess laughs
aloud. Meanwhile, Cupid looks for Psyche and finds
her sleeping. He awakens her, puts the sleeping
TASK 1 spell back in the box, and takes her to Zeus to
Sort a huge of pile of mixed grains: request her immortality.
Venus gave Psyche a huge pile of mixed grains
(wheat, barley, millet, beans, lentils, and Jupiter called a full assembly of the gods,
chickpeas) and ask her to sort them all out and announced to all, including Venus, that Cupid
put them in separate piles by morning. and Psyche were formally married and that he
proposed to bestow immortality upon the
TASK 2 bride.
Collect golden wool from dangerous sheep:
For her second task, Venus commanded psyche Jupiter himself gave her ambrosia to taste
to retrieve a handful of golden wool from a which made her immortal.
herd of dangerous sheep.
 Hades - The god of the Underworld, a figure known for
his justice and his role in governing the realm of the
dead.

Persephone - Hades's wife, the Queen of the

JODAILYN
Underworld.
Pyramus and Thisbe Setting

Pyramus and Thisbe fall in love. They are young The World of the Living, The Underworld (Hades),
lovers. Thrace

Orpheus and Eurydice:

Their families forbid them to be together.
Orpheus, a renowned musician, marries Eurydice, and
Due to their families' opposition, they secretly they are deeply in love.
talk to each other through a small gap in the Tragic Death:
wall that divides their homes.
Tragically, Eurydice dies shortly after their wedding,
They plan to meet at the tomb of Ninus: The presumably from a snakebite
lovers agree to meet outside the city at a tomb
Journey to the Underworld
to escape their families.
Grief-stricken, Orpheus embarks on a perilous journey
to the Underworld to retrieve his beloved wife.
Thisbe arrives first but is frightened by a lioness
and runs away, leaving her veil behind.
Charming Hades and Persephone
Pyramus arrives and sees the veil: Pyramus Using his enchanting music, Orpheus persuades Hades,
arrives, finds Thisbe's veil stained with blood, the god of the Underworld, and his wife Persephone, to
and believes she has been killed by the lioness. allow Eurydice to return to the land of the living.

Thisbe returns and finds Pyramus dead: Thisbe

The Condition
comes back, finds Pyramus dead. Thisbe joining
Hades sets a condition: Orpheus must not look back at
Pyramus in death.
Eurydice until they reach the world of the living
Their tragic love story ends with the two lovers Breaking the Condition
reunited in death, their blood transforming the
As Orpheus and Eurydice ascend from the Underworld,
mulberry tree’s fruit from white to a deep
Orpheus, overcome with doubt and worry, turns to look
purple.
back at her, breaking the condition.
EMMAN
Final Loss:
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE Eurydice instantly vanishes back into the Underworld,
and Orpheus is forever denied her return.
CHARACTERS

Orpheus - A legendary musician and poet, renowned Orpheus death:

for his lyre playing and music's power to enchant and
even move animals and trees. He is deeply in love with In despair Orpheus is killed by a mob of women or
Eurydice and travels to the Underworld to retrieve her. maenads of Dionysus

Eurydice - Orpheus's wife, a beautiful nymph who THEME:

tragically dies shortly after their marriage.
LOVE AND LOSS - The core of the story revolves around
the deep love between Orpheus and Eurydice, and the
devastating impact of her death.

FAITH AND TRUST- Orpheus's journey is a testament to

faith and trust, both in his love for Eurydice and in the
promises made by Hades, which ultimately lead to his
downfall.

Consequences of Choices:

Orpheus's decision to look back at Eurydice, despite the

condition set by Hades, highlights the idea that even the
most powerful forces can be undone by human error or
weakness.