THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON
Celadon the shepherd and Astrea the Crazed with love and despair, coveted by the nymphs, surrounded by rivals and compelled to dress up as a woman in order to approach his beloved, how can he get her to recognize him without disobeying her?
shepherdess are united in pure love.
Misled by a jealous suitor, Astrea orders
Celadon to stay away from her for ever-
more. In his despair, he jumps into a rushing river. She thinks he is dead, but
he is secretly rescued by a bevy of
nymphs...
