Baucis and her husband Philemon entertained the gods Zeus {see planet  (5731)} and Hermes most hospitably in their humble cottage in Phrygia. As a reward for this kindness their cottage was changed into a beautiful golden-roofed marble temple. Baucis and Philemon desired to die at the same time, and their bodies were changed into trees, an oak and a linden. (Z 40) _ _.