Ceyx and Alcyone By Ovid

    These are more lovers who will be rewarded for their passion and piety, though Ceyx and Alcyone are different in that they are older and already married.Prophetic dreams usually come true, and Ceyx cannot escape his  fate. The gods can then try to  reward for Alcyone’s love. They can never change fate, but only try to amend it after the fact. Another example of lovers being rewarded by being transformed into something that allows them to stay together forever. This also becomes an “explanation myth” for both seabirds and the patterns of winds and currents in the ocean.

   The two loved each other devotedly and were never willingly apart. In our life we make decision that sometime lead to our own death. Our curiosity of what life can offer when we explore things by ourselves and reject other peoples advices just make our journey come to an end. It’s better to listen to other peoples advices for they might also experience those things that we want to experience. The story also describes eternal love of a married couple because even death won’t have the power to separate these two lovers. It also shows how a loyal wife never give up hoping that her husband would return in her arms. In the end the couple became birds with the help of the Gods of their unconditional love that they unite not in land but in heaven happily enjoying together with their children.

    Ceyx and Alcyone illustrate the recurring theme of life's cycles. It is the love between them that allows them to move through life's cycle without death. In this way, they achieve a status somewhere between human and divine.The story is an interesting variation on the Greek love myth because it is both tragic and hopeful. Although Ceyx has died and the two lovers will never have a human life together, the gods reward the lovers with new life as birds. The depth of passion and strength of commitment on Alcyone’s part, at least, prove that the two mortals are worthy of everlasting life and love. The actions of the character symbolize true to life behavior of a married couple, Ceyx is the one who goes on the journey, while Alcyone stays home. She seems more concerned about being with him than with the dangers of the ocean which are real. But Ceyx insists that he will travel without her.