Book V & VI

Book V:
Perseus & Phineas:  Uncle and previous suitor to Andromeda challenges Perseus, a great fight breaks out and Phineas is turned to stone from Medusa's head.

Proetus:  Questioned Perseus and met a similar fate as Phineas.

Polydectes:  Tries to question Perseus as well and is turned to stone from Medusa's head.

Ceres & Proserpina:  A mother and daughter bond is challenged.

Arethusa & Alpheus:  Chased by a river-god, Arethusa asks for Diana's help and is transformed into a spring after hiding in a cloud.








Book VI:

Arachne:  Despite Minerva's warning, Arachne allowed her pride to transform her into a spider.

Niobe:  Niobe's arrogance kills all of her children.

Latona & Lycian Peasants:  Latona seeks water from the Lycian folks and is refused, transforming them into frogs.

Marsyas:  A satyr meets sparagmos, but the tears shed for his death became a stream named Marsyas.

Tereus, Procne, & Philomela:  Man should never take what does not belong to him, a woman's vengeance is very mighty.

Book 3 & 4

Book III:
Cadmus:  Cadmus slays a serpent, spreads its teeth in the soil, and men sprout from the ground.

Actaeon:  A pervert is punished and transformed into a stag.

Semele:  Tricked by Juno into asking to see Jove's true form, and explodes from looking upon a God.

Narcissus & Echo:  Self-love destroys Echo's love.

Pentheus:  Morphed into a boar, and dies at the hands of his family for doubting Bacchus.






Book IV:
Pyramus & Thisbe:  Forbidden Lovers tragic end, slaughtered by their own hand, and spill blood on a Mulberry Tree. 

Mars, Venus, Vulcan, & the Sun:  Love affairs and jealousy weave a web of embarrassment for the Gods.

 Salmacis & Hermaphroditus:  The nymph desired Hermaphroditus and morphed with his body, when he swam in her water.


The Daughters of Minyas:  Bacchus transforms these ladies into bats, for not recognizing his holiday.

Medusa & Persius:  Perseus tells his father-in-law of how he slayed Medusa, and how Minerva punished her beauty with snakes for hair and looks that could kill.