A sculptor on the island of Cyprus scorns all women until he falls in love with a statue that he has made.

Princess Andromeda tells us how she was rescued from a ghastly sea monster by the Greek hero Perseus. We learn about Perseus’s secret weapon, the snaky head of Medusa that can turn men to stone.

An unusual story from Ancient Greece about the meaning of love, originally told in Plato’s Symposium.

For Valentine’s Day, an ancient romantic story – Hero and Leander – two lovers separated by a stretch of water, the Hellespont. Will Leander swim to meet his love?