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* Downplayed in the legend of [[Myth/SaintGeorge St. George and the Dragon]] (a tale that has otherwise many parallels with the myth of Perseus and Andromeda): The princess is delivered to the dragon and saved by St. George, but she is not [[ChainedToARock physically constrained]], does not ask for help, and there is no romance between the princess and George, nor does the king [[StandardHeroReward offer her up in marriage.]]
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* Downplayed in the legend of [[Myth/SaintGeorge St. George and the Dragon]] (a tale that has otherwise many parallels with the myth of Perseus and Andromeda): The princess is delivered to the dragon and saved by St. George, but she is not [[ChainedToARock physically constrained]], does not ask for help, and there is no [[RescueRomance romance between the princess and George, George]], nor does the king [[StandardHeroReward offer her up in marriage.]]
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Orpheus does not die, so he is not Too Dumb To Live. That he is a Non Action Guy is of no importance for the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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** Eurydice is in a classic DamselInDistress situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] to expectations.
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** Eurydice is in a classic DamselInDistress situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] Orpheus does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] up to expectations.
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* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiancé.
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* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), (''Literature/{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiancé.fiancé.
* Downplayed in the legend of [[Myth/SaintGeorge St. George and the Dragon]] (a tale that has otherwise many parallels with the myth of Perseus and Andromeda): The princess is delivered to the dragon and saved by St. George, but she is not [[ChainedToARock physically constrained]], does not ask for help, and there is no romance between the princess and George, nor does the king [[StandardHeroReward offer her up in marriage.]]
* Downplayed in the legend of [[Myth/SaintGeorge St. George and the Dragon]] (a tale that has otherwise many parallels with the myth of Perseus and Andromeda): The princess is delivered to the dragon and saved by St. George, but she is not [[ChainedToARock physically constrained]], does not ask for help, and there is no romance between the princess and George, nor does the king [[StandardHeroReward offer her up in marriage.]]
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** Eurydice is in a classic DistressedDamsel situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] to expectations.
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** Eurydice is in a classic DistressedDamsel DamselInDistress situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] to expectations.
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* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiance.
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* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiance.fiancé.
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* This is OlderThanFeudalism, dating back at least to the Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda.
** The story of Hesione and Heracles is very similar to that of Perseus and Andromeda. However, Deianeira, another woman in Heracles' [[ChickMagnet adventurous]] life, subverts it by [[GreenEyedMonster taking matters in her hands]] shortly after the rescue.
** Eurydice is in a classic DistressedDamsel situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] to expectations.
** Subverted with Helen of Troy, who is anything but innocent in what happens to her.
* In ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'', Sita is a crown example.
* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiance.
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** The story of Hesione and Heracles is very similar to that of Perseus and Andromeda. However, Deianeira, another woman in Heracles' [[ChickMagnet adventurous]] life, subverts it by [[GreenEyedMonster taking matters in her hands]] shortly after the rescue.
** Eurydice is in a classic DistressedDamsel situation. Unfortunately, [[NonActionGuy Orpheus]] does [[TooDumbToLive not come up]] to expectations.
** Subverted with Helen of Troy, who is anything but innocent in what happens to her.
* In ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'', Sita is a crown example.
* In Celtic mythology (''{{Mabinogion}}''), Branwen finds herself in this position. Subverted with Deirdre, who voluntarily put herself in the situation which was considered as distress by her fiance.
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