The Humble Home of Baucis and Philemon: Dinner with the Gods | A Tale from Greek Mythology

Baucis and Philemon open their home to the gods Philemon and his wife Baucis, an elderly couple, live happily in a humble cottage in the land of Phrygia. But a nighttime visit by two weary travelers will change their lives forever...when their guests turn out to be gods in disguise.
A story from Greek mythology, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses (8.612-723), featuring: Philemon, Baucis, Zeus, Hermes
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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft, 2020)
Music by Scott Buckley
Thumbnail Images:
Philemon and Baucis (Elias van Nijmegen, c. 1700; Rijksmuseum)
Study of a tree (Jan Mankes, c. 1910; Rijksmuseum)
Logo Materials:
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (commons.wikime...)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (www.videvo.net...)
Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; www.dafont.com...)
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[@gugulethundlovu7767]

Amazing work as usual. Captivating and beautiful story. We are grateful for all tbe work you put into this. 🙏

[@Imadurazno]

Great little details in this story! My fave was learning about beeswax as a coating on cups, so resourceful ❤️

[@sirjonats]

Beautiful reading. I love your tone.

[@fourhills]

thank you so much for reading these...please don't stop this work!!! so beautiful

[@vidhead85]

I found out that this was the tale that Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible is based on. Thanks for sharing this

[@ERICAMAYDALITALMAZAN]

Good afternoon! Permission to use this for my report. Thank you so much!

[@WineDarkSea]

Absolutely! Good luck with the report!