The Punishment of Marsyas: Music and Measure
The satyr Marsyas challenges Apollo to a contest of music and learns that passion without discipline ends in pain — and wisdom.
The Judgment of Midas: The Price of Poor Taste
King Midas favors Pan’s wild song over Apollo’s divine harmony and earns a lesson in humility — the ears of a donkey.
The Death of Orpheus: The Song That Would Not Die
After Eurydice’s loss, Orpheus devotes his life to Apollo’s art and meets death at the hands of Bacchus’s followers — yet his song lives forever.
The Abduction of Europa: The Bull and the Sea
Jupiter transforms into a white bull and carries Europa across the sea to Crete, where beauty becomes destiny and the world is reborn through love.
Vesta: Goddess of the Hearth and Home
Discover Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth and home, guardian of family, purity, and the sacred flame of Rome.
Ceres: Goddess of Agriculture and the Harvest
Learn about Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and motherhood, whose care brought life, renewal, and abundance to the world.
Pluto: God of the Underworld and Wealth
Explore Pluto, Roman god of the underworld and wealth, ruler of hidden riches and guardian of life’s eternal balance.
Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood and the Birth of a New Race
Jupiter’s flood destroys a corrupt world, but Deucalion and Pyrrha survive through faith and reason to rebuild humanity from stone.
Orpheus and Eurydice: Love Beyond the Underworld
Orpheus descends to the underworld to reclaim Eurydice, proving that music can move gods — but not defy the law of death.