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Syrinx was a beautiful wood nymph who had many times attracted the attention of satyrs, and fled their advances in turn. She worshipped Artemis, the goddess of wilderness, and, like her, had vowed to remain a virgin for all of time.
Cover of George Sandys's 1632 edition of Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished. This is a list of characters in the poem Metamorphoses by Ovid.It contains more than 200 characters, summaries of their roles, and information on where they appear.
Syrinx ("pipe") Reeds: Naiads: Much like Daphne, Syrinx was a nymph and follower of the goddess Artemis who swore to never marry or have any children. Syrinx caught the attention of the goat-god Pan, who, enamored with her, chased her as she fled. Syrinx, as she reached the river Ladon, begged the river nymphs to help her out.
Syrinx ran to the river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god's frustrated breath blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of pan pipes, which were thenceforth known as syrinx. [2]
Title page of 1556 edition published by Joannes Gryphius (decorative border added subsequently). Hayden White Rare Book Collection, University of California, Santa Cruz. [1] The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid.
Antoninus' only surviving work is the Metamorphoses (Greek: Μεταμορφώσεων Συναγωγή, Metamorphṓseōn Synagogḗ, lit. ' collection of transformations '), a collection of forty-one very briefly summarised tales about mythical metamorphoses effected by offended deities, unique in that they are couched in prose, not verse.
Pan and Syrinx: To save her from the amorous Pan, Syrinx is transformed into a water reed (Metamorphoses 1.689ff). Salmacis and Hermaphroditus: As Hermaphroditus is embraced by the Naiad Salmacis, they are merged into one being (Metamorphoses 4.285ff). Cupid and Pan
Diana and Actaeon by Titian; the moment of surprise. The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid's Metamorphoses. [1] The tale recounts the fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus, and his encounter with chaste Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, goddess of the hunt.