I read Edith hamilton's MYTHOLOGY and can't remember the name of this character that fascinates me.
2006-06-26 17:53:02 · 4 answers · asked by oneng101 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Aurora abducted Tithonus and asked Zeus to grant him immortality, which Zeus did. However, she forgot to ask that he also grant eternal youth, so Tithonus soon became a decrepit old man who could not die. Aurora finally transformed him into a grasshopper to relieve him of his sad existence.
2006-06-26 18:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by lostinlove 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's based on Tithonus. Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn fell in love with mortal Tithonus and asked Zeus to grant him eternal life. Unfortunately, she didn't ask for eternal youth on his behalf. Poor guy.
2006-06-27 00:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ian M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this qualifies for mthology near so much as just straight fiction but this sounds an awful lot like Dorian Grey ???
but there again I think Dorian just lived on and on and actually didn't age hardly at all if any at all ---so probably entirely different story
2006-06-27 00:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was this king in India called Yayathi..
2006-06-27 00:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by Deep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋