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