The Term "Metamorphosis" refers to the changes in external appearances as well as the internal structure of a living being. For examples, a butterfly undergoes three phases of transformation it its entire life and the mythical creature phoenix is believed to gain new life from its very own ashes.
In the following, there are groups of images featuring metamorphosis, can you identify
(1) the characters involved in the story,
(2) to whom the transformation happened, and
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form (or, the importance of the life form after the metamorphosis).
Case One: The chase
Case Two:
Case Three:
Case Four:
Case Five:
Case Six: the fatal touch
Hi Vinia! I'm Jonathan 99540310
ReplyDeleteI'm going to answer case one.
1.Apollo, Daphne and Father Peneus
2.Daphne turned into a tree.
3.Because Daphne turned into a tree, Apollo used the laurel leaves to make a crown, and said that he would wear it always in memory of the lovely maiden. And after that, poets and musicians are crowned with its leaves.
Hi Vinia, I am Amy. 99540348
ReplyDeleteI choose picture 4 as my discussion topic.
1.The characters involved in this picture are Medusa, of course, one of the Gorgon sisters, and the brave hero, Perseus.
2.And there is a common saying about why Medusa became a terrible monster. It is said that Medusa was once a pretty girl, but one day, her beauty was compared to Athena. Filled with jealousy, Athena turned Medusa into a monster whose head is full of snakes. However, there is still another saying; it’s said that the sea god, Neptune, was once caught to cheat on Athena with Medusa. After Athena found out this, she turned Medusa into a weird creature.
3.And I think if the second saying is true, the meaning of this metamorphosis is never to do anything bad. No one will pick on you if you don’t do anything wrong.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case one.
1. Apollo and Daphne
2. Daphne transformed into laurel tree.
3. To escape from Apollo’s pursuit. Daphne asks Father Peneus for help so she turns into a laurel tree. After the transformation Apollo still embraces the tree. He cuts off some of her branches and leaves to make a wreath and proclaims the laurel as a sacred tree. Now, we use laurel crown to stand for victory in Olympic.
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ReplyDeleteI chose case two.
(1) from the right side is the west wind god, Zephyrus
god of spring and the mother nature, Chloris
Flora, who Chloris later turned to after being married with Zephyrus
(2) like what I said, Chloris transformed into Flora
(3) the improtance of Flora after her metamorphosis is that she become the god of spring and mother nature.
Also, Zephyrus forced Chloris to marry her shows that in ancient Roman, man will rape women from the near villages to bear children.
Hello! Vinia! I am Sam. Student ID is 97350314!
ReplyDeleteI would like to choose case 5.
1. Narcissus, Nemesis
2. Nemesis makes a beautiful lad named Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, love himself to death, which formed a flowery resurrection—the transformation of the Narcissus.
3. Narcissism becomes the personality trait of egotism, vanity, conceit, or simple selfishness. The name "narcissism" was coined by Freud after Narcissus.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case 1.
(1)Apollo and Daphne.
(2)Daphne transformed into a laurel tree because of Apollo.
(3)Apollo saw a beautiful woman, Daphne, and chased her. However, due to the shyness, Daphne ran away and asked Father Peneus to help her. In the end, she turned into a laurel tree. Apollo was so sad and disappointed about losing the lovely girl, so he used the leaves of the tree to make a crown. In ancient Greece, laurel crowns were awarded to victors.
Hello, Vinia. I am Mavis 99540303.
ReplyDeleteI would like to choose case １.
1. They are Apollo and Daphne.
2. Daphne turned into a laurel tree.
3. Apollo loves Daphne because she is the fairest maiden that he have saw. He was following her and filled her heart with fear. Daphne's father who is the river named Peneus saves her by turned Daphne to a laurel tree. After that, in memory of Daphne he made a wreath of the laurel leaves and set it on his head like a crown. Even to this day, poets and musicians are crowned with its leaves.
Hello, i am Lilian 99540351.I'd like to answer case 4.
ReplyDelete(1)Medusa, Poseidon and Athena.
(2)Medusa was depicted as a horse with wings by Athena.
(3) Medusa is a gorgon but unlike her sisters, was a mortal. Born beautiful, Medusa was seduced by Poseidon, disguised as a horse, in one of Athena's temples. Athena became incensed and turned Medusa into a fearsome winged creature. Originally, Medusa was depicted as a horse with wings then a woman with equine hindquarters and wings on her hair.
Hello! Vinia! I am Amanda. Student ID is 97540452!
ReplyDeleteI would like to choose case two.
(1) from the right side :Zephyr(god of west wind), Chloris(goddess of earth), Flora(goddess of spring).
(2)Zephyr blue with sinister rode in a gust of wind pursuing Chloris, clasping hold of her. While Chloris with suspicious eyes was running away from him at the moment of her metamorphosis into Flora. Her breath began to turn into flowers.
(3)Flora was the rebirth of Chloris. It is the beginning of a new life.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer case one.
(1) The characters involved in the story are Apollo, Daphne and the River Peneu.
(2) Daphne was transformed into the laurel.
(3) Daphne lived in the vale of Tempe. She liked to wander the bank of the River Peneu. And she called the river “Father Peneu.” One day, she wanted to climb the mount Ossa. She said goodbye to her Father Peneu. When she listened beautiful sounds, she saw Apollo and The Muses. She was frightened, and ran away. She didn’t that he was Apollo. She just thought he is a stranger. Apollo run after her. She called Father Peneu for help and she became the laurel. Apollo was sad. After that, the laurel was Apollo’s favorite tree. And in that day, poets and musicians were crowned with its leaves. And the laurel leaves were always evergreen.
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ReplyDeleteI’d like to answer case 1.
1. The characters involved in this picture are Apollo and Daphne.
2. Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
3. One day, Daphne heard someone played on a lyre, since the music was so charming that she wanted to know who the performer was. Then she was discovered by Apollo. Apollo thought that she was the fairest maiden that he ever saw so he chased after her. Daphne was so scared that she asked the Father Peneus to help her, and then she was turned into a laurel tree. Apollo made a wreath of the laurel leaves and set it on his head like a crown, wearing it in memory of his lovely Daphne. And even nowadays, poets and musicians are crowned with it leaves.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer case 5.
1. The character in the picture is Narcissus or Nemesis.
2. The transformation occured to him because he fell in love with his own reflection from the lake. And he fell into the lake and drown. But later the lake is filled with a flower called Narcissus. It is said Narcissus is the transformation of Nemesis.
3.Narcissus became the word that describes people who are conceited and vanity. Who loves themselves more than anything else.
hi, Vinia, I'm Rebecca(99540309)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question1.
1.Apollo and Daphne
2.Daphne transformed into a tree
3.Apollo made a wreath of the laurel leaves and put it on his head as a crown to memorize Daphne.
Laurel became Apollo's favorite tree. Poets and musicians are crowned with laurel since it symbols victory.
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ReplyDeletehello Vinia. I'm Emma Chang, 99540316.
ReplyDeleteI want to answer case two.
1. The character in this painting is Flora and Chloris and Zephyr
2.Chloris (the goddess of spring) changed into Flora (the godess of flowers)
3.Zephyr was in pursuit of the nymph, Chloris but Chloris was managed to escape. Then she changed into Flora, the godess of flowers. It means the freedom and the liberation of the soul.
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ReplyDeleteHello~Vinia. I'm Mina 99540346.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to talk about case one
1.Apollo and Daphne.
2.Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
3.Because Apollo loved Daphne so much and he clouldn'd accept the fact that Daphne became a laurel tree. He made a wreath of the laurel leaves in memory of her. To this day, poets and musicians are crowned with this as a honor and glory.
I am Dorris Chen, 99540327
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try to answer the case four.
The woman who with the snake hairs is Medusa.
Because that Perseus cut her head down so that
Medusa's black blood gushed like a river from her neck.
At the same time, the black blood mixed with
the sea horses and then it transformed into
the white horse.
It is knowm as a star sign called Sagittarius.
Hi I am Yuka (9940352) and I will answer Case #5
ReplyDelete1. The person in the picture is Narcissus, a beautiful son of the blue nymph Liriope of Thespia.
2. Narcissus becomes obsessed with his own impeccable reflection as a result of vengful prayer by the young women spurned by him. Knowing he cannot act on his love, he beat his body and drained his own life. Narcissus flower sprung from the place where his lifeless body lay, as a form of resurrection.
3. His name became the representation of selfishness, arogance, boastfulness, and egoism. The story warns of the wrong doings of self-obsession and pride.
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ReplyDeleteToday I would like to talk about The Chase.
(1) In this story, the main characters are Apollo, Daphne and Peneus.
(2) In this story, Daphne transform into the Laurel.
(3) In this story, Apollo falls in love with Daphne in the first sight. But Daphne thinks that Apollo is a bad guy who keeps chasing her. So she runs as quickly as she can. Finally, she runs to her father Peneus and wants him to give her a hand. Then, her Father transforms her into the Laurel to keep away from Apollo. Hence, Apollo makes a wreath of the laurel leaves and sits on his head like crown, and says that he will wear it always in memory of the Daphne.
Hello~Vinia!!
ReplyDeleteI am Serena, 99540344
I would like to answer the case one.
1. The characters are Apollo and Daphne.
2. In the picture, we can see that Daphne turned into a Laurel Tree.
3.Apollo fell in love with Daphne, the fairest woman, at first sight. But Daphne was so shy that she was afraid of him. When Apollo came toward Daphne, she ran away right away. So Apollo started to chase her. Daphne asked the River Peneu for help, so the River Daphne changed Daphne into the Laurel Tree.
Hello, Vinia
ReplyDeleteI'm Helen and my student ID is 99540325.
I would like to answer the case two.
(1) The left is Flora who is the goodness of spring. And beside Flora is Chloris(herself) and Zephyr who is the god of west wind.
(2) The Chloris transformed into Flora.
(3) Zephyr raped Chloris after that she transformed into Flora that means she became happy to be a wife.
Hey, Vinia! I'm Avis,99540335.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to talk about the case no.1, The Chase.
The statue is Apollo, and the woman being crowned is Daphne. In this case, Daphne was chased by Apollo and felt so scared. Under the panicky situation, she turned to Father Peneus for help, being changed into a laurel tree. Feeling sad, Aopllo made a wreath of laurel leaves and promised to wear it forever in memory of Daphne.
Nowadays, poets and musicians may wear the wreath of laurel leaves as the symbol of victory.
Hi~Vinia:)
ReplyDeleteI'm Annie 99540330.
I'd like to answer Case One: The chase
The characters involved in the picture are Apollo and Daphne.
Because of Apollo's pursuit, Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
Apollo fell in love with fairest woman,Daphne so he wanted to own her love,chasing her.
Then, Daphne turned to Father Peneus for help.
She was become a laurel tree to escape Apollo.
Because of sadness, Apollo used the leaves of the tree to make a crown.
Now, laurel crown means honor and glory for the victor.
Hello Vinia, I'm Joyce, 99540302.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer Case One: The Chase
1. The characters involved in this story are Apollo, Daphne and Father Peneus.
2. One day, the nymph Daphne went to Mount Parnassus. She saw Apollo was playing on a lyre and she felt really afraid and ran away. Then Apollo saw and started to chase her. Daphne prayed Father Peneus for help her. Suddenly, she was transformed into a laurel.
3. Apollo made a wreath of the laurel and set it on his head. He thought that he would always memory the lovely maiden.
I’m Grace Wei, 99540334
ReplyDeleteI’m going to answer Case One.
1. Apollo and Daphne
2. Daphne turned into laurel tree.
3. Laurel tree is an evergreen plant, and now it represents glory and victory.
hello, Vinia. I'm Justin 99540307.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case one.
(1)Apollo, Daphne and Father Peneus
(2)Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
(3)Apollo wore the wreath made by laurel leaves in memory of Daphne, the lovely maiden. After that, because laurel tree is Apollo's favorite tree, poets and musicians are crowned with its leaves as a sign of their excellent achievements.
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ReplyDelete1. Medusa, Perseus. Athena
2. Medusa was once a pretty girl, and one day she compared her beauty with Athena. Athena got angry then turned her head into head with a lot snakes. Any creature saw Medusa will become stone. In the end, Medusa was killed by Perseus and her head was put in the center of Aegis.
3. Medusa thought as a protecter.
Hi Vinia, I'm Francis.
ReplyDelete99540320
I'd like to answer no.1.
1. They're Apollo and Daphne.
2. As the story depicts, Daphne transforms into a laurel tree.
3.Eros wounds Apollo with a golden arrow, causing him to fall in love with the nymph daughter of the river god Peneus, Daphne.
Apollo was struck with the golden arrow of love, and pleads with Daphne to get together with him.
But Daphne wants to remain unmarried. So she begins to flee. Even though she runs, he is engrossed by her beauty.
Daphne cries out to her father just when Apollo captures her. In order to protect his daughter,Peneus turns her into a laurel tree.
Later, Daphne's skin turns to bark, her hair leaves, her arms branches, her feet roots, and her face a treetop.
And even after that, Apollo made a wreath of the laurel leaves and set it on his head like a crown in memory of the lovely maiden.
hi,Vinia I'm Nina
ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer case.1
It's Apollo and Daphne.
Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
It was all because of Apollo that he chased Daphne and wanted her to be his lover, however, this kind of behavior totally frightened Daphne. As Apollo had almost caughted Daphne, she called Father Peneus for help, then she was transformed into a laurel tree. Apollo was so sad that he cried out her name and made a wreath of the leaves and put it on his head like a crown. Since then, the laurel was Apollo's favorite tree.
It is the origin of laurel crown.
Hi, Vinia. I’m Eva 99540321.
ReplyDeleteI’d like to answer no.4.
(1)The character is Medusa, one of the largest Gorgons.
(2)Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden. When she and “the Lord of the Sea,” Poseidon lay together in Athena's temple, the enraged Athena transformed Medusa's beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible that whoever saw her would be turned into stone. She was beheaded by Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to Athena to place on her shield.
(3)Medusa's visage has been adopted by many women as a symbol of rage. Besides, her face is usually used as the amulet appearing on the shields or the entrance of the buildings.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Apple 99540317.
I'd like to answer the chase two.
(1) the characters involved in the story: the left one is Flora,and the middle one is the nymph,Chloris. The right one is Zephyr,the god of the wind.
(2) to Cloris the transformation happened, and she became Flora.
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form: Cloris was pursued by Zephyr. After they got married,Chloris became Flora,the goddes of Spring and she was pregnant. The transformation of it was that the love of sexual passion became the noeitc love.
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ReplyDeleteGood night! Vinia! I'm Robert 99540313.
ReplyDeleteI chose Case Two to talk about.
(1) the characters involved in the story,
The person who is on the right of the picture and hold the maiden's waist is Zephyrus.
The maiden who look pretty frightened is Chloris. And the goddess beside Chloris is Chloris herself and she later transformed into Flora.
(2) to whom the transformation happened, and
Chloris transformed into Flora after she got married with Zephyrus.
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form (or, the importance of the life form after the metamorphosis).
After they got married, Chloris became the goddess of Spring and she represents happiness and unceasing lives. And their marriage represents that the time's value about marriage.
Although the beginning of the relationship bewteen Zephyrus and Chloris was not so great, love changed everything and it ended up a happy ending.
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ReplyDeleteI want to talk about case two.
(1)The characters involved in the story:
the left woman is Flora,and the middle woman is Chloris. The right one is the god of the wind,Zephyrus.
(2) to whom the transformation happened, and:
Chloris transformed into Flora when she got married with Zephyrus.
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form:
Cloris was raped by Zephyr,but after they got married,Chloris became Flora,who is the god of Spring.The meaning of transformation was that love can change eveything although the begining wasn't good.
Hello Vinia, I'm Sally 99540332.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case one.
(1)The two people in the picture are Apollo and Daphne.
(2)Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
(3)In order to escape from the chase of Apollo, Daphne called her father, Peneus, for help. To save his daughter, Peneus transformed his daughter into a laurel tree. Apollo was so sad that he made a wreath of the leaves and put it on his head like a crown to remember her.
Nowadays, the crowns made from laurel leaves are signified as glory and victory.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Johnny Hu 99540311
I would like to answer topic 5
1.The man in the picture is Narcissus or Nemesis, he is a beautiful son of the blue nymph Liriope of Thespia, and he is so handsome .
2.He fell in love with his own reflection from the lake , deeply in love that he fell into the lake and drown But the lake is filled with a flower , called Narcissus . It is said Narcissus is the transformation of Nemesis.
3.Nowadays, People say that Narcissus is the word that describes people who are conceited and vanity. Who loves themselves more than others .
Hi, Vinia. I'm Betty, 99540322.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer case one.
The characters involved are Apollo, Daphne, and Father Peneus.
One day, Apollo saw Daphne and called her name.
But Daphne was so frightened that she fled quickly. Apollo chased after her, wanting to look at Daphne again and talk with her. At last, Daphne was too tired to run fast so she asked Father Peneus to save her. As a result, Father Peneus turned Daphne into a laurel tree to keep her from Apollo.
In order to memorize this lovely maiden, Apollo made a wreath of the laurel leaves and put it on his head like a crown.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer case 2.
(1.)Zepher, Chloris, Flora
(2.)Chloris then transformed into Flora
(3.)At first, Chloris was persuded by Zepher. She is reluctant. She wantes to escape from Zepher. Finally, she was pleased by Zepher. She can accept Zepher to be her husband. Then, she trasnfromed into Flora, the symblo of SPRING.
It means that, in the early days, people did not choose their to marry, but they accepted it at the last.
Hi Vinia, I am Joseph 99540301
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case N.1
(1) Apollo and Daphne.
(2) Daphne turned into a laurel tree by father Peneus.
(3) Apollo believed that Daphne was turned into a laurel tree. He loved Daphne so much that made a wreath out of the laurel leaves in memory of the lovely maiden.
To this day, you can see there are laurel wreaths on musicans and poets head.
Hi, I am Rain(99540339). I would like to answer picture 1.
ReplyDelete1. Son of bitch and stud, Apollo, and the virgin, Daphne.
2.Daphne ask her father to turn her into something else because she didn't wanna be fucked by Apollo, who kept chasing after her like a horndog. At last, she became a laurel tree. Apollo can't fuck the tree, so he made a wreath of laurel leaves and set it on his head to make his sexual desire contented.
3.After that, Greek and Roman always put on the laurel wreath when they had celebration as the horndog, Apollo, did.
Hi, I'm 99540319, Jessica.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer picture No.1.
In the picture, the male character was Apollo, the bringer of light, and the master of song.
He met Daphne, a fair and beautiful lady, yet afraid of talking to men. Apollo loved Daphne at first sight, so he chased after her and wanted to talk to her. But Daphne was scared and she ran away, then she was transformed into a laurel tree by Pheneus. Apollo, in memory of Daphne, wore the wreath of laurel tree.
Hi, Vinia! I'm Vita,99540340.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer case one.
1.The characters involved in the picture are Apollo and Daphne.
2.Daphne turned into a laurel tree.
3.Apollo loved the beautiful girl, Daphne. But unfortunately, Daphne didn't like Apollo. She asked Father Peneus to save her. Father Peneus transformed her into a laurel tree. Apollo was very sad, so he used laurel leaves to make a crown to memory the beautiful girl, Daphne.
Hi! Vinia. I’m Monica. 99540337
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case 1.
(1)Apollo and Daphne.
(2)Daphne transformed into a laurel tree because of Apollo.
(3)Apollo saw Daphne, suddenly fell in love with her ,and chased her.
However, due to the shyness, Daphne ran away and asked Father Peneus the River to help her.
In the end, she turned into a laurel tree.
Apollo was so sad and disappointed about losing the fair lady, so he used the leaves of the tree to make a crown.
In ancient Greece, laurel crowns were awarded to victors.
Hi Vinia, I’m Eva and my ID number is 99540308
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case one: the chase
(1) The characters involved in this story are Apollo, Daphne and Father Peneus.
(2) Father Peneus transformed Daphne into the laurel in order to avoid catching by Apollo.
(3) After being transformed into the laurel, the laurel became Apollo’s favorite tree. In addition, from then on, poets and musicians are crowned with laurel’s leaves which stand for the honor.
Hi, Vinia. I'm Vicky 99540323.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer case NO.1.
1.The character involved in are apollo and Daphne.
2. Daphne asked Father Peneus to save her because she wanted to escape from Apollo. So, Father Peneus turned her into a laurel tree.
3.Apollo fell in love with this beautiful girl,Daphne, at the first sight. But Daphne who was shy was frightened when she saw Apollo.So, she fled back to the Vale of Temple. Apollo wanted to know her, so he chased her. She was so afraid that she asked Father Peneus for help and she was turned into a laurel tree. Apollo was so sad that he made a wreath of the laurel leaves and set it on his head like a crown, and said that he would wear it in memory of her forever. And laurel was Apollo's favorite tree.
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ReplyDeleteI'm going to answer question 1.
1.Apollo and Daphne.
2.Daphne was changed into a laurel by her father, a river god.
3.Apollo first loves a love-and-marriage-hating young huntress, Daphne; however, she refuses. When Apollo starts off in pursuit, Daphne runs away into the woods. In the end, she cries for help to her father, a river god, and then is changed into a laurel. Apollo watches the transformation with grief, and decides that the laurel will be his tree forever.
Hi~ Vinia, I am Susan, 99540343.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer Case 1
1) The characters involved are Apollo and Daphne.
2) Daphne was turned into a Laurel.
3) One day, Daphne wandered away from the river, Father Peneus. She walked in sunshine. Suddenly, she heard the lyre music which was loveliest music that she had ever heard. Apollo showed up and called her. Daphne was frightened and ran away immediately. Apollo chased after Daphne, but Daphne just ran without glancing back. Daphne was for frightened that she called out Father Peneus for help. She was transformed into a Laurel, which became Apollo’s favorite tree. The leaves of Laurel also become a symbol of victory. The winners are crowned with Laurel leaves in Olympics.
Hello, Vinia. I'm Sharon 99540318.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer Case four.
(1) The characters involved in the story is Medusa, who is one of the three dragon sisters.
(2) Athena turned Medusa into one of the three dragon sisters, who can turned people into a stone if they looked her eyes directly.
(3) Medusa's snake-like hair representing bleeding female genitals, and the frightening power of the wounded, devouring mother over the fragile male psyche.
Hi,Vinia. I'm Diana 99540328.
ReplyDeleteI would like to answer the Case No.4
(1)The character is Medusa, one of the Gorgons.
(2)Medusa angered Athena, so Athena spelled on Medusa. Turned her hair into snakes, and if any people see Medusa, then he/she will turn into stone. At the end, Medusa was killed by Perseus.
(3)Although she's the symbol of evil, but her tears are the most pure thing in the world.
Hi, Vinia. I'm Gemini 99540324
ReplyDeleteI would like to choose case 4
1. The characters are Apollo and Daphne.
2. Daphne turned into a laurel tree.
3. In order to escape from Apollo's pursuit, Daphne prayed for help to river god Peneus. Then, she was transformed into a laurel tree. However, Apollo still loves her, and clasps the tree as if it were her. Therefore, he is seen with a crown of Laurel leaves around his head. Then, the Roman wear Laurel leaves when they celebrate victory.
Hi,I'm Renee, No.99540312
ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question no.1
1. The two characters in the picture are Apollo and Daphne.
2. Daphne was turned into a laurel tree.
3. In order to escape from Apollo's pursuit, Daphne prayed for help to the god of river, Peneus. And after, she was transformed into a laurel tree. To remember her, Apollo used laurel tree to put on his head, and later on, it became a sign of victory
Topic Five: Metamorphosis in Greek Mythology
ReplyDeleteTopic Five (2010/10/11~10/18): Transformation from one life form to another
In the following, there are groups of images
featuring metamorphosis, can you identify
(1) the characters involved in the story,
(2) to whom the transformation happened, and
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form.
Hello Vinia, I'm Lulu (99540304)
I want to talk about case One.
1.Apollo and Daphne
2.Daphne transformed into a tree
3.Apollo made a wreath of the laurel leaves and put it on his head as a crown to memorize Daphne. Laurel became Apollo's favorite tree.
Laurel tree is an evergreen plant, and now it
represents glory and victory.
(1) the characters involved in the story:
ReplyDeleteDaphne and Apollo
(2) to whom the transformation happened, and
Daphne turned into a Laurel tree.
(3) the significance or the meaning of the metamorphosized life form (or, the importance of the life form after the metamorphosis).
Daphne was being pursued by the god Apollo. He was pursuing Daphne because Eros shot an arrow which made Apollo falls in love with Daphne. Tired of being pursued, Daphne begs the river god, Peneus, to turn Daphne into a laurel tree. The purpose of this metamorphosis is to save Daphne from being pursuit by Apollo.
Samuel
ReplyDeleteCase2
The woman in the picture is the Goddess Flora.
But she had not always been a Goddess. She used to be a maiden, but after she was raped by Anemoi, the God of Wind, she was transformed into the Goddess of Flowers. It was unfortunate that she was raped, but her union with the Wind-God brought the advantage that she became a Goddess herself.