Lesser Known Asteroids for Synastry and Composite Charts - PART 3 - Pyramus and Thisbe
The Original Romeo & Juliet
Based on the story of Pyramus and Thisbe in Ovid's Metamorphoses
A story about forbidden love and faithfulness.
Pyramus and Thisbe live in connecting houses in Babylon
Their parents are rivals and forbid them to marry
They whisper to each other through a crack in the connecting wall of their houses
One day, they decide to meet near a tomb under a mulberry tree
Thisbe gets there first and sees a lioness with a bloody mouth
She runs away and accidentally leaves her cloak behind
Pyramus then arrives and finds Thisbe's cloak bloodied and torn up by the lioness
He believes a beast killed Thisbe and commits suicide by falling on his sword, his blood staining the white berries of the mulberry tree
When Thisbe returns to the tree, she finds Pyramus dead
She mourns and stabs herself with Pyramus's sword
Out of pity, the gods honor their forbidden love by having mulberry fruits be dark in color
Possible Outcomes for this Couple
Aspects between Pyramus and Thisbe in synastry and composite charts indicate a Romeo-and-Juliet-esque relationship. There's a sense of tragedy about the couple either because they cannot be together and/or because they are so connected that any misfortune will impact not just one but both people heavily.
Stories like Pyramus and Thisbe, Romeo and Juliet, and all its adaptations have similar themes. Something is keeping the two people apart. The timing is off and there is a misunderstanding that one person is dead/gone. Their relationship ends in tragedy with both people following in each other's footsteps.
The couple has a more first-love, youthful kind of vibe, and with that comes unchecked passion. These might be the people who mirror each other a lot, are stuck at the hip, or seem similar in their appearance, behaviors, backgrounds, or auras. Their relationship starts a bit impulsively and gets swept up in passion and rebelliousness.
In a negative POV, the couple could be just that, impulsive and rebellious. Puppy love. The relationship serves more as a response to strict families or cultures rather than as a testament to mature love. The relationship brings up a lot of drama (think high school couple).
A Pyramus-Thisbe couple might act as one unit rather than two people. Anything that happens to one will also emotionally, mentally, and/or physically affect the other. They feel each other's pain together. Can become a toxic union because they are too close and connected; no longer seeing themselves as individuals. If they are separated, they will both feel lost.
Pyramus-Thisbe aspects could also mean missed connections and bad timing, literally. Or, it feels like there's a familiarity when you two meet but something is making the connection very difficult. This does not have to mean an external force is keeping you apart; it could just be something in your chemistry together that feels a little off or rushed. Heavy karma feeling. Doomed relationship. Star-crossed lovers. Fleeting but impassioned.
But as long as they are together, they will be faithful to each other.
