thisbe

     

The love story of Pyramus an Thisbe, not really a part of Roman mythology, is actually a sentimental romance. It is briefly summarized by Hyginus (Fabulae 242) and more fully elaborated in Ovid (Metamorphoses 4).

Trivia about thisbe

  • Pyramus & she didn't have a ball for they were separated by a wall
  • In all of Babylonia, Pyramus was the handsomest youth & she was the fairest maiden
  • Pyramus & her
  • The mulberry fruit, once white, was stained red by the blood of Pyramus & her
  • In a tragic Babylonian love story recounted by Ovid, Pyramus is paired with this fair maiden

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