Additional Materials for Instructors and Students
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- Echo and Narcissus
- Cupid and Psyche
- Pan and Syrinx
- Halcyone and Ceyx
- The Story of Io
- Pyramus and Thisbe
- Venus and Adonis
unit 5: love and metamorphosis
- This story was not in the textbook, but I love it and recommend it. Get the tissues ready.
echo and narcissus
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Additional Audio / Video Materials
- University of Cambridge audio of the story of Narcissus
- Podcast of the story of Narcissus (part 1) (part 2)
selfies: narcissism or not?
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cupid and psyche
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A little too short and different from the one in the textbook
- TED Talk references psyche
- Short NPR audio about “playing Cupid”
- Merriam-Webster references Psyche (and butterfly wings!)
- TEDed video about space object named Psyche
pan and syrinx
Additional Reading Materials
Additional Audio / Video Materials
- How birds use their syrinx to sing (audio)
- Merriam-Webster Word of the Day audio for panic
- Interesting NPR audio that uses the word “panic”
