"Do not engage in unrelated conversations that are off-topic.

If you wish to speak, please use

the 'raise hand' button for recitations."

The denotative meaning is the literal or formal meaning of a word. For instance,
the term dog denotes an animal with fur, four legs, and a tail. But when someone
calls someone else a dog, this does not mean that the person has four legs and is
furry. Instead, the connotative meaning of the word is used

Connotative meanings can be either positive or negative; dog can be a derogatory

term meant as an insult, or it can used in a light-hearted way meaning friend.
Mnemosyne, in Greek mythology, the goddess of memory
Mnemokinesis: As the Titaness of Memory, Mnemosyne has absolute control and
divine authority over memories. She did this for the dead, allowing them to regain
the memories of their past lives.

Calliope - The eldest of the nine Greek muses, Calliope was the goddess of music,
song, and dance. She was also known as the goddess of epic poetry and conferred
the gift of eloquence on kings and princes.

Orpheus is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, most famous for his virtuoso
ability in playing the lyre or kithara.

Eurydice a nymph (female nature spirit) associated with trees

Sisyphus - Hades punished him for cheating death twice by forcing him to roll an
immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down every time it neared the
top, repeating this action for eternity.
is a trickster who receives eternal punishment for trying to cheat Death

Tantalus - he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low
branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding
before he could take a drink.
Ixion - In an attempted seduction of Hera, he was tricked by Zeus into
making love to a cloud instead, from which was born Centaurus, the founder of the
race of centaurs. Ixion's eternal punishment for his audacity and complete
disrespect for both humanity and the gods was to be tied to an ever-spinning wheel
of fire in Hades.

Moral of the story: The people you love are always right behind you, even if you
can’t sense them
I love how despite the bittersweet ending, this version ends on a happy note as
Orpheaus is finally reunited with Eurydice after his own death.

Fun Fact: A different version of the myth says that when he lost Eurydice the
second time, Orpheus completely avoided women and focused on playing his
music even more. He was so good that the men warriors of the territory would
leave their weapons and listen to his music, enchanted. But their wives grew
jealous cause they felt like he was depriving them of their husbands and decided to
run up and kill him. They actually attacked and cut him in pieces and threw the
parts of his body in the river Evros. But somehow his head magically stayed alive
and he continued singing for ever.
Eurydice might have been behind him, but as a shade, having to come back into the
light to become a full woman again. Only a few feet away from the exit, Orpheus
lost his faith and turned to see Eurydice behind him, sending her back to be trapped
in Hades' reign forever.