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The story of Pygmalion is a story about artistic creation, and about true love, which in mythic terms means true devotion to the goddess Venus.

The terrible story of Myrrha, her sinful passion and her pitiable attempts to resist temptation.

A cruel punishment inflicted on an innocent (?) young man, with lots of levels to ponder.

A gruesome tale of a greedy man, cursed with unquenchable hunger. 

One story enveloped in another, Echo in Narcissus's story. We take Narcissus far beyond the common use of his name to mean merely self-absorbed. Narcissus becomes an image of something far more wonderful.

The story of a chase, and the young woman's escape - through a death-experience into maturity? Anything's possible in these stories.

The terrible story of Callisto, vulnerable, abused by three deities, elevated to immortality - a troubling story in many ways, but that's all the more reason to attend to it.

Here's the cosmic story of Phaethon, the boy who had to prove his lineage, but went too far, dared too much, creating a global crisis.

The first great love story, with tender moments and an ending that is - well, let's not label it. It's followed by a parallel story, more brutal and painful, which pivots us into the next major story.

Jupiter wipes out all the people in this evil world - except two wonderful, loving people, who then perform the promised miracle.

We begin a journey through Ovid's great compilation of myths, with his version of the Creation story, and then the first of many evil characters who will be appearing, Lycaon, King of Arcadia - but not for long.

We conclude our discussion of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience", with Thoreau's reflections on his imprisonment and our own responses to the essay. And we end with some touching moments from  Thoreau's last days.