A maiden chained to a rock as prey for a sea monster. She was rescued by Perseus, who then turned her uncle Phineus to stone by showing him the head of Medusa.
Cyparissus
A son of Telephus who, for his unusually good looks, was beloved by several gods, including Zephyrus and Apollo. When Cyparissus accidentally killed the stag that was his favorite companion, he asked heaven to let him grieve forever. As a result, he was changed into a cypress, the tree of mourning.
Daphne
A nymph beloved of Apollo, she was changed into a laurel tree, the leaves of which were thereafter sacred to the god.
Echo
Wood nymph cursed by Hera, she wasted away to a mere voice for the unrequited love of Narcissus.
Eurydice
[oo-RIH-dih-see] Wife of Orpheus, whom he tried to retrieve from Hades.
Narcissus
A beautiful youth beloved by Echo but who, refusing to love anyone else, fell in love with his own image.
Orpheus
[OR-fee-uhs] The archetypal poet and singer who descended into Hades to rescue his wife, Eurydice, he later suffered sparagmos, after which his lyre, symbol of divine harmony, was transformed into a constellation.
Perseus
Son of Zeus and Danae, he beheaded Medusa, wed Andromeda, and (in some myths) founded Mycenae.
