A New Opera, Call'd Cinthia and Endimion : Or, The Loves of the Deities | ||
- Jupiter ,—
- Cinthia, Representing Greatness and Honour, attack'd by natural Frailty and wavering Passion.
- Apollo], Representing Wit and Love, slighted by obstinate Pride.
- Cupid, Representing Desire, wanton and unsatisfy'd.
- Psyche, Representing innocent Vertue, o'ercome by insinuation, Opportunity and Love.
- Daphne, Representing affected Pride and Ill-nature.
- Pan, Representing Ignorance and Credulity.
- Mercury, Representing Subtileness, Wantonness and Inconstancy.
- Endimion, Representing Modesty, Integrity and Good-nature.
- Syrinx, Representing singular Passion, Treachery and Envy.
- Gods, Goddesses, Neptune, Amphitrite, Pactolus, Ganges, Tyber, Thames, Saturnia, Pleiades, Zephirus, Shepherds, Satyrs, Singers, Dancers, and Attendants.
The Names and Characters of the Representers in the Opera, morally fashioning the Vertues and Vices of Human Nature.
A New Opera, Call'd Cinthia and Endimion : Or, The Loves of the Deities | ||