Baucis and Philemon entertain guests, who, unbeknown to them, are actually are Zeus and Hermes.
According to Greek mythology, Baucis (wife) and Phimemon (husband), an old couple who lived simply and frugally, were visited by Zeus, king of gods, and Hermes, messenger god. Unaware of who their guests really were, they entertained them with great care and as generously as they could, even to killing their last goose. Zeus then revealed himself and said he would grant whatever the couple wished. The two ask to die together, and so they did, becoming an oak tree and a linden tree that grew from the same trunk and were entertwined.
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