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Queen Sténobée, spurned by Bellérophon, asks the magician Amisodar to transform the garden into a barren desert and summon a chimera that terrorizes Lycia. Bellérophon loves Princess Philonoé. The short synopsis states that Apollo appears and resolves the danger, but gives no further plot detail.
Two couples are contrasted: roguish Bellair loves demure Camilla, while steadfast Sir William Freelove loves witty, flirtatious Beliza. Servants Patch and Robin and the mimic Wou’dbe provide comic roles.
In Corinth, Jason abandons Médée to marry Créuse, and King Créon orders Médée into exile. She conspires with Oronte, then uses magic to kill Créuse with a poisoned robe and drive Créon mad. After Créuse dies, Médée announces she has killed her own children and escapes in a dragon-drawn chariot as Corinth burns.
Venus sends Cupid to punish Psyché, whom mortals revere as a rival. Cupid falls in love with her instead, but Venus later reveals his identity and drives Psyché from her palace. She sends her to the underworld for Proserpine’s beauty, and Psyché is killed by a poisonous vapour from the box she brings back. Jupiter restores her to life and makes her immortal, uniting the lovers.
Queen Sténobée, spurned by Bellérophon, asks the magician Amisodar to transform the garden into a barren desert and summon a chimera that terrorizes Lycia. Bellérophon loves Princess Philonoé. The short synopsis states that Apollo appears and resolves the danger, but gives no further plot detail.
Two couples are contrasted: roguish Bellair loves demure Camilla, while steadfast Sir William Freelove loves witty, flirtatious Beliza. Servants Patch and Robin and the mimic Wou’dbe provide comic roles.
In Corinth, Jason abandons Médée to marry Créuse, and King Créon orders Médée into exile. She conspires with Oronte, then uses magic to kill Créuse with a poisoned robe and drive Créon mad. After Créuse dies, Médée announces she has killed her own children and escapes in a dragon-drawn chariot as Corinth burns.
Venus sends Cupid to punish Psyché, whom mortals revere as a rival. Cupid falls in love with her instead, but Venus later reveals his identity and drives Psyché from her palace. She sends her to the underworld for Proserpine’s beauty, and Psyché is killed by a poisonous vapour from the box she brings back. Jupiter restores her to life and makes her immortal, uniting the lovers.