classicalsketchbook:Pyramus and Thisbe by Gregorio Pagani.Before Romeo and Juliet there was Pyramus
classicalsketchbook:Pyramus and Thisbe by Gregorio Pagani.Before Romeo and Juliet there was Pyramus and Thisbe. These two star-crossed lovers lived (according to Ovid’s metamorphoses) in the ancient city of Babylon. Unable to marry due to their warring families they decided to run away together, arranging to meet in a secluded spot outside the city. Thisbe arrived first, but while she was waiting for Pyramus a lion stalked into view. Frightened Thisbe ran into a nearby cave to hide leaving the lion only her discarded cloak to maul. Later when Pyramus arrived, Thisbe was still hiding in the cave and all he found was her cloak ripped apart and bloody from the lion’s teeth. Distraught and convinced that Thisbe was dead he stabbed himself with his dagger. .Leaving the cave Thisbe found her lover dying his last breath. Equally distraught she too took up the dagger and killed herself. . -- source link