▁later ▁told ▁by ▁O vid ' s ▁Met am orph oses ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁them atic ▁groups : ▁tales ▁of ▁love , ▁and ▁tales ▁of ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁T ales ▁of ▁love ▁often ▁involve ▁inc est , ▁or ▁the ▁s edu ction ▁or ▁ra pe ▁of ▁a ▁mort al ▁woman ▁by ▁a ▁male ▁god , ▁resulting ▁in ▁hero ic ▁off spring . ▁The ▁stories ▁generally ▁suggest ▁that ▁relationships ▁between ▁gods ▁and ▁mort als ▁are ▁something ▁to ▁avoid ; ▁even ▁consent ing ▁relationships ▁rarely ▁have ▁happy ▁end ings . ▁In ▁a ▁few ▁cases , ▁a ▁female ▁div inity ▁m ates ▁with ▁a ▁mort al ▁man , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁H omer ic ▁H ymn ▁to ▁A ph rod ite , ▁where ▁the ▁god dess ▁lies ▁with ▁An ch ises ▁to ▁produce ▁A ene as . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁type ▁( t ales ▁of ▁pun ishment ) ▁involves ▁the ▁appropri ation ▁or ▁in vention ▁of ▁some ▁important ▁cultural ▁artifact , ▁as ▁when ▁Prom ethe us ▁ste als ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁gods , ▁when ▁T antal us ▁ste als ▁ne ct ar ▁and ▁amb ros ia ▁from ▁Ze us ' ▁table ▁and ▁gives ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁subjects — re ve aling ▁to ▁them ▁the ▁secre ts ▁of ▁the ▁gods , ▁when ▁Prom ethe us ▁or ▁Ly ca on ▁invent s ▁sacrifice , ▁when ▁Dem eter ▁teach es ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁the ▁Myst eries ▁to ▁Tri pt ole mus , ▁or ▁when ▁Mars y as ▁invent s ▁the ▁a ulos ▁and