ENGL220 Bullfinch Chapters 2-6

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