Reading Notes B: Ovid's Metamorphosis

The first reading for reading B was Echo. This story explains the meaning of the word echo. Jupiter takes away the ability of echo to freely speak. Echo can only repeat the last things said

The next reading was Narcissus. This story talks about Narcissus and his obsession with himself. They are trying to teach him a lesson and to learn to care about things other than himself.

The next reading was Pyramus and Thisbe. This is a love story between Pyramus and Thisbe. They want to get married but their parents forbid it. Thisbe and Pyramus decide to sneak off from their families and meet each other in the forest. Pyramus sees Thisbe's blood soaked veil and believes she has been killed by lions and he kills himself out of guilt. Thisbe find him and kills herself as well.

The next reading was Mars and Venus. Venus and Mars are having an affair and Vulcan is told about his wife's actions. Vulcan creates a web that catches the two.

The next reading was Perseus and Andromena. This story talks about the many acts of Perseus. Such as when he kills medusa and when he rescues Andromena.

Painting from Perseu and Andromena

Story Lab

This week I decided to do my first story lab instead of writing another story. I watched two TED talk videos. The first video was The Danger of a Single Sided Story. I really liked this story because it discusses things that people often don't realize. It talks about how single stories created stereotypes. People hear one story about someone or some place and assume that defines it. People need to keep in mind that there are multiple characteristics and things to consider when reading a story and to not just assume the one story relates to everyone.

The second video I watched was Imaginary Friends and Real World Consequences. This video was even more relatable and I am definitely guilty of what it talks about. It talks about how much time and effort people put into relating to fictional characters or famous people. People believe they know how these people are and will act in situations when in reality they know nothing about them but what they have seen on social media or read in a book or seen on tv. This can be very unhealthy to pour your life into something that is not real.

Imaginary Friends

Reading Notes: Ovid's Metamorphosis Part A

I chose to read and take notes over Ovid's Metamorphosis.

The first story was Deculion and Pyrrha. This story was mainly to introduce the flood. Neptune struck the ground with his trident and the land and sea were not distinct. The flood left only one man and one woman and the sea was no longer angry

The next story was lo. This story talks about Jupiter falling in love with a woman named lo. The story can be kind of confusing because there are multiple names by which the characters can go by.

The next story was Phaeton and the Sun. The story begins by talking about the history of Phaeton as the child of the sun. It continues by talking about his journey to the Palace of the Sun.

The next story was Phaeton's Ride. This story talks about Phaeton obtaining the chariot. Phaeton releases the reigns of the chariot when encountering a monster.

The next story was The Death of Phaeton.  This is the part of the story where metamorphosis comes into play. Phaeton has died and his relatives begin to transform into many things, like trees.

The next story was Callisto. This story continues the metamorphosis but through Callisto. It talks about Callisto transforming into constellations.

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