It was pretty cool to hear Tiresias' story. I had never known how he had actually lost his sight. Random thought: are any of the stories different in their Greek versions?
I could see a story being more about Echo, having her successfully distract Juno from getting at the other nymphs who accompanied Jupiter, but I'm not sure how to make it increasingly appealing throughout the story.
2. Narcissus
Were there any instances of love being portrayed as more than physical beauty/affection? One story idea I have is for a person who is like Narcissus, but instead of loving their physical appearance, they love their own personality so much.
3. Pyramus and Thisbe
Never mind, this story seems to be an example of love that is not just purely due to physical affection.
Your reading notes were right, this story is very similar to Romeo and Juliet. The ending especially, having the male think his lover is dead, leading him to kill himself, then the female returning and finding her lover actually dead decides to do the same. I wonder if they share a similar origin, or if this story is just very common among different cultures.
I also realized that almost every one of these stories ends in something unfortunate happening to one of the characters. It reminds me of present-day, where a lot TV shows have unfortunate/scandalous things happen in them like violence, adultery, crime, etc. Humans haven't changed much, eh?
4. Mars and Venus
And there's the adultery. Not much else to say really because this story was rather short.
5. Perseus and Andromeda
Perseus really thinks of himself as good guy. While it's kind of annoying, he does do some pretty cool stuff like thinking to turn Atlas to stone and setting Andromeda free.
6. Perseus and Medusa
I always thought he turned Medusa herself to stone by reflecting her image back to her, but I guess not! Perseus is a pretty successful hero, but it might be fun to write an origin story where he fails at something and as a result is taught to overcome challenges and become a truly powerful hero.
Ovid's Metamorphoses, translation by Tony Kline; link to the reading online.
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