This mosaic represents the myth of Thisbe and Pyramos. In this myth, Pyramos and Thisbe are both mortal and fall in love, much to the displeasure of their parents, and talk to each other through a crack in the wall. They arrange a secret rendezvous at night but Thisbe is startled by a lioness, drops her cloak and flees. Pyramos finds the cloak stained in blood and, believing the worst, commits suicide. In this mosaic Pyramos is represented as a river god, identified through the crown of seaweed and the horn of plenty.