The following are ’10 Saddest Love Stories From Greek Mythology’, each a testament to the enduring power and pain of love.
Orpheus, son of the Muse Calliope, was a musician whose melodies could enchant anything, living or inanimate.
Young lovers from Babylon, Pyramus and Thisbe were forbidden to marry by their parents.
Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest, caught the eye of Hades, god of the underworld.
The story of Achilles and Patroclus is one of deep companionship and love, their fates intertwined in the Trojan War.
Alcyone and Ceyx were a devoted couple, so much so that they referred to each other as “Zeus” and “Hera,” which angered the real Zeus.
The love between Paris, prince of Troy, and Helen, queen of Sparta, set the stage for the Trojan War.
Echo, a nymph cursed by Hera to only repeat the words of others, fell in love with the beautiful Narcissus.
Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and Leander, a young man from Abydos, fell in love. Every night, Leander swam across the Hellespont to be with Hero, guided by a lamp she lit.
Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete, fell in love with Theseus, an Athenian hero who came to slay the Minotaur.
Selene, the moon goddess, fell in love with the mortal Endymion. Wishing for him to remain forever young and beautiful, Selene asked Zeus to grant him eternal sleep.