Jessie Craft

Ovid’s Baucis and Philemon - in #Latin and #Lego - is a joint project with @MagisterCraft. I had a great time taking these photos, illustrating one of the classic stories of the Met. Read the full story here : legonium.com/baucis-et-phile…

Legonium and @MagisterCraft have collaborated again. Dido Delirat is a simplified version of Aeneid Book IV 450-463. Dido tells a story of sadnes, fear and the remembrance of a lost husband. legonium.com/dido-delirat

11/12 The very sad Muses looked for him. They found him on the island of Lesbos. They held an appropriate funeral for Orpheus. At last Orpheus was able to be with his dear wife Eurydice.

10/12 The Nymphs did not hear his song, and so they were not sad. Orpheus refused to dance with them. The nymphs were made angry, and killed him. They threw his body into a river.

9/12 He never found happiness again. He took himself into a shady wood. Now he began to sing very sadly, and all the animals around him began to cry. Some Nymphs arrived, who wanted to dance with Orpheus.

8/12 He was doubting a lot. At last, he looked behind him and saw her. But suddenly, Eurydice returned to the Underworld. Orpheus lost her twice.

7/12 ‘Eurydice will always walk behind you, and if you look at her, Eurydice will have to return to the Underworld’. Orpheus walked very happily through the dark Underworld to the door. Suddenly, he began to doubt. Is Eurydice truly waking behind him or not?

6/12 And they wept. Proserpina asked Pluto, ‘Allow Eurydice to return with Orpheus’. Pluto assented but said, ‘While you walk out of the Underworld, it is not permitted for you to look at your wife.’

5/12 Cerberus allowed him to enter. All the shades were silent and watched him. In a great temple, the king of the Underworld and of the dead, named Pluto, sat on a marble throne with his wife Proserpina. They were very moved on account of his most beautiful music.

4/12 At last, he found the door of the Underworld and entered. Hope returned music to him. While he walked through the dark Underworld, he sang. On account of his most beautiful music, the gates of the Underworld were opened.

3/12 Eurydice died. Orpheus, very sad without his love, was not now singing. He wanted to go to the Underworld and to lead back his wife. Here and there he searched for the door of the Underworld.

2/12 Orpheus would sing happily, because he loved Eurydice very much. One day, he led Eurydice into marriage. While Orpheus sang, his dear wife danced most happily through the grasses. Suddenly a serpent bit her.

1/12 Jessie Craft (@MagisterCraft) makes wonderful Latin films using Minecraft. One of my favourites is his story of Orpheus and Eurydice. With Jessie’s blessing, I have made a Legonium version, so that learners can preread the story before watching the film. #ILCD2020

12/12 The End. Now watch the film! If you go to Legonium.com and click on ‘Craft’ you will find this and another story, plus a link to two of @MagisterCraft’s incredible Minecraft videos. To see even more of Jessie’s work, search Magister Craft on YouTube. Enjoy!