engl220 bullfinch chapters 2-6
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Bullfinch, Ch. 2-6
Bullfinch, Ch. 2
Prometheus
and
Pandora
Prometheus
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
As punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock
He was daily attacked by an eagle.
The eagle ate his liver, which grew back each night.
Heracles eventually freed Prometheus
Pandora
Pandora was designed by the gods and given to mankind
Athena and Hephaistos give gifts to Pandora
Was she a gift or a punishment?
Told not to open the jar, she was too curious.
Bullfinch, Ch. 3
Apollo and Daphne
Pyramus and Thisbe
Cephalus and Procris
Apollo and Daphne
Apollo chased, and almost caught her….
To escape, she begged her dad for help and he turned her into a tree
Thisbe listens to Pyramus through the crack in the wall
Young love comes to a tragic end
A lover, a lady, a lion…
Cephalus and Procris
Bullfinch, Ch. 4Juno and her rivals
Io
Callisto
Latona
Plus, the story of Diana and Actaeon
Io
Hera finds Zeus with Io
Callisto
Latona (Leto)
Diana (Artemis) and Actaeon
Phaeton
Phaeton falls
Midas
Baucis and Philemon
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