Philemon and Baucis

Philemon and Baucis,

in Greek mythology, Phrygian husband and wife. When Zeus and Hermes visited earth as men, only Philemon and Baucis offered them hospitality. As a reward they were saved from a punitive flood and were made priest and priestess to the gods. They died together and were turned into trees whose branches intertwined.

Philemon and Baucis

fabled aged couple. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Age, Old

Philemon and Baucis

poor couple welcomes disguised gods refused by rich households. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Hospitality

Philemon and Baucis

couple turned into an oak and a linden so that they are together in death. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 698]See: Transformation

单词	philemon and baucis
释义	DictionarySeeBaucis Philemon and Baucis Philemon and Baucis, in Greek mythology, Phrygian husband and wife. When Zeus and Hermes visited earth as men, only Philemon and Baucis offered them hospitality. As a reward they were saved from a punitive flood and were made priest and priestess to the gods. They died together and were turned into trees whose branches intertwined. Philemon and Baucis fabled aged couple. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Age, Old Philemon and Baucis poor couple welcomes disguised gods refused by rich households. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Hospitality Philemon and Baucis couple turned into an oak and a linden so that they are together in death. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 698]See: Transformation
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