Thisbe (English spelling)

…Famous for the Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid. Pyramus and Thisbe, a girl from a neighboring house, who were not allowed to marry each other by their parents, spent their days whispering their love to each other through a crack in the wall separating their houses. Finally, the two decided to elope and meet under a mulberry tree near the tomb of King Ninus when everyone was asleep. However, when Thisbe arrived at the appointed place, a lion suddenly appeared, so she threw away her veil and escaped, and the lion tore it apart with its mouth after it had just eaten its prey and left. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Thisbē" is listed below.

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…ローマ詩人オウィディウスの《転身物語》で名高い。親たちに結婚を許されなかったピュラモスと隣家の娘ティスベThisbēは，両家を隔てる壁の割れ目を通じて，ひそかに恋をささやきあって日を過ごしていたが，ついに二人は駆落を決意し，人が寝静まったころ，ニノス王の墓に近い桑の木の下で落ち合うことにした。ところがティスベが約束の場所に来たとき，不意にライオンが現れたため，彼女はベールを捨てて逃れ，ライオンは獲物をくらったばかりの口でそれを引き裂いて去った。…

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