Who is Cerimon?
Where does the name CERIMON originate? Well, here’s the beautiful story:
In his final years Shakespeare wrote mystical tales of yearning – featuring the mighty sea as an instrument of change – including the oceanic epic Pericles, Prince of Tyre. In it, the Princess Thaisa (who is nearing childbirth) embarks on a sea journey with her new husband Prince Pericles, and they encounter a mighty storm. On that tossing boat, Thaisa goes into early labor and perishes after delivering her baby. The child is named Marina and her mother’s body is reverently and ceremoniously prepared in a coffin and tossed overboard. (Splash!)
Thaisa is then met with a remarkable fortune, for her uncommon ‘vessel’ is discovered on the shores of Ephesus, and brought into the welcoming house of a healer named Cerimon where she is miraculously revived. In the many years that follow, she seeks comfort as an officiate at the nearby Temple of Diana.
One more miracle ensues: a chance reunion with her sea-tossed husband and long-lost daughter. For this family hope is restored. The gods are lauded, but it is the humble sage Cerimon who is to be thanked.
