Metamorphoses · Character
Ceyx
A king who sails against his wife's pleas to consult an oracle, drowns in a storm, and returns to her as a seabird.
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First appearance: Story of Ceyx and Alcyone
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Ceyx rules Trachis and loves his wife Alcyone deeply, yet his anxiety over a prophecy drives him to sea despite her foreboding dreams. When the storm breaks his ship, he drowns calling her name, and his body drifts…
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- Diverse mortals and gods in transformation
- Protagonist
- Transformation through desire and violence
- Heroes, gods, and their victims
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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