Classical Love Stories
Ancient stories about love.
Cybele and Attis
The story goes that when Cybele, one of Zeus' would-be sex partners, rejected him, Zeus wouldn't take no for an answer.
The story goes that when Cybele, one of Zeus' would-be sex partners, rejected him, Zeus wouldn't take no for an answer.
Pyramus And Thisbe
Pyramus was the handsomest youth, and Thisbe the fairest maiden, in all Babylonia, where Semiramis reigned. Their parents occupied adjoining houses; and neighbourhood brought the young people together, and acquaintance ripened into love. They would gladly have married, but their parents forbade.
Pyramus was the handsomest youth, and Thisbe the fairest maiden, in all Babylonia, where Semiramis reigned. Their parents occupied adjoining houses; and neighbourhood brought the young people together, and acquaintance ripened into love. They would gladly have married, but their parents forbade.
Tiresias - Ovid's Metamorphoses
Tiresias was punished for admitting that the pleasure women derive from intercourse is greater than that of a man. Find out why Tiresias would be able to make such a judgment.
Tiresias was punished for admitting that the pleasure women derive from intercourse is greater than that of a man. Find out why Tiresias would be able to make such a judgment.
Last of the Amazons
Last of the Amazons tells the story of the legendary love affair between Theseus and the Amazon queen Antiope.
Last of the Amazons tells the story of the legendary love affair between Theseus and the Amazon queen Antiope.