Orpheus and Eurydice Summary Orpheus was the son of Apollo and he was a very gifted musician whose music could charm mortals, animals and the trees. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus and one day Eurydice was wandering with the nymphs and a shepherd named Aristaeus attempted to make advance toward Eurydice and she ran o. While running she was bitten by a snake and died. eing so grief stricken stricken Orpheus played his sorrows sorrows in his music which was heard by gods and men. !n such need for his love he went in search Eurydice in the underworld. !n the underworld he sang his sorrow with such perfection that "luto, "roserpine "roserpine and all of the ghosts of the underworld stopped. Orpheus#s song made "roserpine and "luto grant him his desire. $hey let Eurydice leave with him under one condition% he could not look at her until they left the underworld. When they nearly left the underworld Orpheus had forgotten his promise and wanted to assure that Eurydice was following him he looked at her and she was instantly gone. Orpheus didn#t even have a chance to hug his love. !n such love for his wife Orpheus wanted to follow her in death. &e wandered back into the underworld and kept playing his heartbreaking song. Orpheus#s singing had caused the $hracian maidens to get angry and screamed to drown out his overpowering music. $he maidens ripped him apart and placed his remains at 'ibethra. (ow in death Orpheus and Eurydice walk the )elds together in true happiness.
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$he story of "ygmalion and *alatea is found in *reek /ythology, and in the famous work 0/etamorphoses0, by the great 1oman poet Ovid. $heir love was so uni2ue that it is di3cult to de)ne it. ut from this legendary love story, one thing is clear, man can never love an inanimate obect with as much passion as he loves a living, breathing being. 'ove gives rise to desire and without this passion any love remains unful)lled. "ygmalion was a master sculptor in the ancient city of *reece. All day he sculpted beautiful statues from huge pieces of rock. !n fact, his creations were so wonderful that whoever saw them were mesmerised by their sheer artistic beauty and e4act )nish. "ygmalion himself was a )ne and handsome young man. &e was liked by all men and women. /any women loved him for his great skill and looks. ut "ygmalion never paid attention to any of these women. &e saw so much to blame in women that he came at last to abhor the se4, and resolved to live unmarried. &e was a sculptor, and with his with wonderful skill he sculpted a beautiful ivory statue which was so lifelike that it was di3cult to believe that it was lifeless at the )rst glance. $he beauty was such that no living woman could compete with it. !t was indeed the perfect semblance of a maiden that seemed to be alive, and only prevented from moving by modesty. &is art was so perfect that it concealed itself and its product looked like the workmanship of nature. "ygmalion spent hours admiring his creation. y and by "ygmalion5s admiration for his own sculpture turned to love. Oftentimes he laid his hand upon it as if to assure himself whether it were living or not, and could not, even then, believe that it was only ivory. &e caressed it, and gave it such presents as young girls love - bright shells and polished stones, little birds and 6owers of various hues, beads and amber. &e
adorned his ivory maiden with ewels. &e put rainment on its limbs, and ewels on its )ngers, and a necklace about its neck. $o the ears he hung earrings and strings of pearls upon the breast. &er dress became her, and she looked not less charming than when unattired. &e laid her on a couch spread with cloths of $yrian dye, and called her his wife, and put her head upon a pillow of the softest feathers, as if she could enoy their softness. &e gave the statue a name+ 0*alatea0, meaning 0sleeping love5. ut what will be the conse2uence of falling in love with a lifeless ivory maiden7 $he festival of Aphrodite was at hand - a festival celebrated with great pomp at 8yprus. 9ictims were oered, the altars smoked, and the odor of incense )lled the air. When the festivities of Aphrodite started, "ygmalion took part in the ceremonies. &e went to the temple of Aphrodite to ask forgiveness for all the years he had shunned her. When "ygmalion had performed his part in the solemnities, he hesitantly prayed for a wife like his ivory virgin statue. &e stood before the altar of Aphrodite and timidly said, 0:e gods, who can do all things, give me, ! pray you, for my wife0 - he dared not utter 0my ivory virgin,0 but said instead 0one like my ivory virgin.0 ut *oddess Aphrodite understood what the poor man was trying to say. She was curious. &ow can a man love a lifeless thing so much7 Was it so beautiful that "ygmalion fell in love with his own creation7 So she visited the studio of the sculptor while he was away. What she saw greatly ama;ed her.
indeed alive= $he veins when pressed yielded to the )nger and again resumed their roundness. Slowly it dawned on "ygmalion that the animation of his sculpture was the result of his prayer to *oddess Aphrodite who knew his desire. At last, the votary of Aphrodite found words to thank the goddess. "ygmalion humbled himself at the *oddess5 feet. Soon "ygmalion and *alatea were wed, and "ygmalion never forgot to thank Aphrodite for the gift she had given him. Aphrodite blessed the nuptials she had formed, and this union between ygmalion and *alatea produced a son named "aphos, from whom the city "aphos, sacred to Aphrodite, received its name. &e and *alatea brought gifts to her temple throughout their life and Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and love in return. $he unusual love that blossomed between "ygmalion and *alatea enthralls all.
Orpheus and Eurydice $he myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most famous and beloved *reek myths. A myth about love and passion, and also about the weaknesses of the human spirit. Orpheus Son of *od Apollo
Orpheus was the son of Apollo and 8alliope, the /use. Apollo gave his son a lyre and taught him how to play% Orpheus did to such perfection that even Apollo was surprised. !t is said that nothing could resist to his music and melody, neither friends nor enemies or beasts. Even trees and rocks were entranced with his music. Orpheus fell in love with Eurydice a woman of uni2ue beauty% they got married and lived happily for many years. &ymen was called to bless the marriage and he predicted that their perfection was not meant to las t for years. At some time, soon after his omen, Eurydice was wandering in the forest with the (ymphs, when Aristaeus, a shepherd saw her and was beguiled by her beauty. &e started chasing her and making advances on her. Eurydice got scared and tried to escape, but she was bitten by a snake and died. Orpheus sang his grief with his lyre and managed to move everything living or not on the world% both humans and *ods were deeply touched by his sorrow and grief. Orpheus to the &ades
Apollo then advised his son to descend to the &ades and see his wife. Any other mortal would have died, but Orpheus protected by the *ods, went to the &ades and arrived at the infamous Stygian realm, passing by ghosts and souls of people unknown. &e also managed to charm 8erberus, the known monster with the three heads. Orpheus presented himself in front of the *od of the >nderworld &ades ?"luto@ and his wife "ersephone. Orpheus started playing for them and even the cold heart of &ades started melting, due to the melodies coming from Orpheus lyre. &ades told Orpheus that he could take Eurydice with him but under one condition% Eurydice would follow him while walking out to the light from the caves of the >nderworld, but he should not look at her before coming out to the light because he would lose her forever. !f Orpheus was patient enough he would have Eurydice as a normal woman again on his side. Orpheus and Eurydice ascending to life
Orpheus was delighted% he thanked the *ods and left to ascend to the world. &e was trying to hear Eurydice#s steps, but he could not hear anything and he started believing that the *ods had fooled him. Of course Eurydice was behind him, but as a shadow, waiting to come to light to become a full woman again. Only a few feet away from the e4it, Orpheus lost his faith and turned to see% he was Eurydice behind him, but her shadow was whisked back among the dead. Eurydice was gone forever. Orpheus tried to return to the >nderworld but a man cannot enter the &ades twice, not alive anyway. &ere, there are two dierent versions of the same myth. According to the )rst version, Orpheus started playing a mourning song with his lyre, calling for death so that he can be united with Eurydice forever. easts tore him apart, or maybe the /aenads, in a fren;y mood.
According to another version, eus decided to strike him with a lightning because Orpheus would reveal the secrets of the >nderworld to the humans. !n any case, Orpheus died but the /uses decided to save his head and keep it among the living people to sing for ever, enchanting everyone with the lovely melodies and tones.
&inding-hindi Ako !ibig Bailanman &inding-hindi Ako !ibig Bailanman !sinalin ni (8/ !sang magaling na iskultor ng 8yprus si "ygmalion. 'abis na siyang namumuhi sa kababaihan at naniniwala siyang ang ugat ng kasalanan ay ang mga babae kaya#t isinumpa niya sa sariling hnding-hindi siya iibig at magpapakasal kaninuman. Sapat na sa kanya ang kanyang sining. /agkagayunpaman, ang pinagbuhusan niya ng kanyang talino ay ang babae. &indi niya maitatawag ang kinamumuhian ng kanyang isip nang gayon kadali sa kanyang buhay ang hinuhubog niya at isang perpektong babae pa upang ipakita sa ibang kalalakihan ang kakulangan ng kanilang mga kinahuhumalingan. (agbuhos siya ng panahon at kahusayan sa paghubog ng estatwa, hanggang sa makalikha siya ng hindi matatawarang obra. (apakaganda na ng kanyang gawa ngunit hindi pa rin siya kuntento. /asinsin niya itong pinakinis, hanggang sa ito#y maging pulido at perpekto. (ang matapos, pinagmasdan niya ang napakagandang mukha nito. Walang babaeng maihahalintulad o anuman likhang sining ang maihahambing ditto= (ang wala nang maiayos sa perpektong estatwang ito ay may kakaibang pangyayaring naganap na sadyang hindi maipaliwanag C umibig ang manlilikha sa kanyang obra= !sang pag-ibig na matimyas. 'abis niyang minahal ang kanyang nilikha C malalim at masimbuyong pag-ibig. Bung mamasdan at susuriin, tila hindi mapapansin o mapagkakamalang yari sa kahoy o mamahaling hiyas kundi isang tunay at mahimbing na natutulog na nilalang ang kanyang obra. !sang kamangha-maghang gawa ng mapinong binate. Ang tugatog ng pananagumpay ay nasa kanyang sining. /agmula noon, ang isinumpang kasarian ang nagpahirap ng kanyang kalooban. Walang hihigit sa kawalang pag-asa ng isang umiibig sa malumbay na si "ygmalion. &inahagkan niya na mapang-akit na mga labi ngunit walang katugon% hinahaplos niya ang mga kamay, at ang maamong mukha na wala naming katinag-tinag% pinapangko niya sa kanyang bisig ngunit nananatiling malamig at walang tugon ang kaulayaw. /ay panahong nagpanggap siyang
batang naglalaro. Subukan niyang bihisan ng iba#t ibang naggagandahan roba at naiisip niyang nalulugod ang kapiling. Dinadalhan niya ng iba#t ibang regalo katulad ng paghahandog ng isang nanunuyong binate sa dalaga, mga ibon, iba#t ibang bulaklak at nakikini-kinita niya ang masayang mukhang tugon na may lakip na pag-ibig. !nihihiga niya ito sa malambot na kama at kinukumutan pa upang hindi ginawin sa gabi C katulad ng ginagawa ng isang batang babae sa kanyang manika. (gunit hindi na siya bata, hindi siya makakapagpanggap nang matagal. Sa huli siya#y sumuko, tunay na aba at kahabag-habag ang kanyang anyo C iginupo ng isang pag-ibig sa isang walang buhay. Ang marubdob na pag-ibig na ito#y hindi nalingid sa diyosa ng pag-ibig na si 9enus. (asaksihan niya ang kamangha-manghang pag-ibig na iyon ng natatanging mangingibig at siya#y desididong tulungan ang binatang lipos ng pag-ibig. Ang pista ni 9enus ay nagmula sa 8yprus kung saan siya kinikilalang diyosa. Ang mga handog na makikinis at mapuputing sungay ng usa ay nasa kanyang altar. Ang usok ng insenso ay maaamoy mo sa saanmang dako. Sa karamihan ng mga naroon sa kanyang temple ay makikita si "ygmalion na nananalanging tulungan siya ng diyosa na makatagpo ng katulad ng kanyang obra ngunit talos na ng diyosa ang nasa puso ng binate. ilang tanda na dininig niya ang panalangin ni "ygmalion, tatlong ulit niyang pinagningas ang apoy sa altar na mabilis bumulusok sa hangin. Ang lahat ng ito#y nasaksihan ng binate. Ang palatandaang iyon ang nagsilbing alaala kay "ygmalion kaya#t nagmamadali siyang umuwi at hinanap ang nilikhang pinaghandugan ng kanyang puso. (aroroon sa kanyang pedestal ang nakamamanghang kagandahan. &inaplos niya ito at ito#y tumugon. (atigilan si "ygmalion. Siya ba#y nililinlang ng kanyang damdamin7 O lubos ngang nararamdaman niya ang init ng kanyang halos7 Siniil niya ang labi ng kanyang obra nang buong pagsuyo at naramdaman niya ang mainit na pagtugon nito. &inawakan niya ang mga kamay, mga braso, at mga balikat nito. Ang katigasan nito#y nawala katulad ng pagkalusaw ng kandila sa kainitan ng araw. *inagap niya ang braso ng kanyang nilikha, may pulso ito at pumipintig= (aisip niya kaagad si 9enus. *inawa lahat ito ng diyosa ng pag-ibig= &indi kayang mamutawi sa kanyang mga labi ang labis na pasasalamat at kaligayahan. (iyapos niya ang minamahal. /akikita sa mga mata ni "ygmalion ang tugon+ mabining ngiti at namumulang mukha. "inarangalan ang kanilang pag-iibigan at maging ang diyosa ng pag-ibig ay dumalo upang masaksihan ang kanilang pag-iisang dibdib. Walang makapagsasabi kung ano ang nangyari pagkatapos, maliban sa
pinangalanang *alatea ni "ygmalion ang minamahal. Ang kanilang anak ay tinawag naman niyang "aphos, sunod sa pangalan ng lugar kung saan ipinanganak si 9enus. /ula sa !law "inagsanib na Wika at "anitikan FG
