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Alcestis (/ æ l ˈ s ɛ s t ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, Álkēstis) or Alceste, was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her life story was told by pseudo-Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca, [1] and a version of her death and return from the dead was also popularized in Euripides's tragedy Alcestis.
It is a tragic story of undying love much like the later Romeo and Juliet. This type of love is known as "virgin love" because the lovers never marry or consummate their passion. Other famous virgin love stories set in Arabia are the stories of Qays and Lubna, Kuthair and Azza, Marwa and Al Majnoun Al Faransi, and Antara and Abla.
Qiu Miaojin's life, work, and circumstances of her suicide have been made by Evans Chan [22] into a documentary film, Love and Death in Montmartre 蒙馬特之愛與死, with the participation of Lai Xiangyin 賴香吟, award-winning novelist and Qiu's literary executor. The film originated from a 50-min short, Death in Montmartre 蒙馬特 ...
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The story follows a neglected and abused boy, Shogo, who does not have any feelings of love. Through a series of visions spanning the past and future, Shogo explores the meaning of love between man and woman. Tezuka describes love and death as a cycle that men and women must endure and repeat until the end of time.
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). [2] The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (/ ˈ s aɪ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Ψυχή, lit.
Lopamudra, (Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaveri, Kaushitaki and Varaprada, [1] was a philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) [citation needed] as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda.