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Question 1

Metamorphosis

Answer 1

change of form

Question 2

Catasterism

Answer 2

the transformation of a character from Greek mythology into a star or a constellation

Question 3

Pyramus and Thisbe/Pirano and Tisbe (4)

Answer 3

• couple from rival families that fell and love and decided to elope
• met at an isolated tree, where a lion chewed up Thisbe’s veil, making Pirano think it ate her
  Pirano kills himself on his sword and when Thisbe sees him, she does the same
• they died beside a tree that grew into Mulberry tree with sweet red and black berries, symbolizing the two of them
  the original inspiration for the Romeo and Juliet story
  Metamorphosis: couple to mulberry tree

Question 4

Narcissus (and Echo) (6)

Answer 4

• Echo was cursed by Hera to only repeat already spoken words as punishment for helping cover for Zeus cheating
• Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but he pushed her away, buying herself in a deep cave, where echos are still heard
• As punishment for his cruelty to those who loved him, Narcissus was cursed to love himself, staring at his reflection in a pool, agonized by the unrequited love
• He spent so long staring at himself, he became rooted in the forest and became part of the earth
• The narcissus flower grew where he was and now hangs over the water, as if looking at its reflection

Metamorphosis: man into flower

Question 5

Arachne/Aracne (7)

Answer 5

• A very talented weaver who many divine quality tapestries, daughter of a dyer
• She grew famous and proud, claiming her talent wasn’t a gift from the Gods, but instead her own work
• Athena visited her disguised as an old woman, revealed her true form and challenged Arachne to weaving competition
• Athena created a tapestry of her winning against Poseidon in Athens, demonstrating glory of the Gods
• Aracne made a tapestry of the wrongdoings of the Gods, such as Zeus with Europa, and hers was undeniably better
• Athena destroyed the tapestry, as it insulted the Gods and transformed her into a spider that still weaves to this day

Metamorphosis: woman into spider

Question 6

Ursa Major/Osa Mayor

Answer 6

Constellation that represents Callisto who had a child with Zeus and was turned into a bear by Hera, and later thrown into the sky by Zeus

Question 7

Ursa Minor/Osa Minor

Answer 7

Constellation that represents the son of Callisto, who saw a bear and tried to hunt it, not knowing it was his transformed mother. Zeus threw them both into the sky to avoid this tragedy