This is the one story you really should know, so just in case you don't here's the highlights:
- Orpheus is the greatest musician ever.
- He loves and marries Eurydice.
- Eurydice dies from a snake bite.
- Orpheus is so distraught the Gods decide to let him venture into the underworld to retrieve her.
- He gets past the three headed dog by calming him with his music.
- His music also convinces Hades to let Eurydice go.
- There is one condition: Orpheus must lead her out without ever looking back at her.
- Orpheus almost makes it, but can't stand it any longer, turns and looks and she is gone forever.
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That's awesome! I am sure other people already noticed this, but while I was watching this it made me think about the cross-over with some biblical stories: Adam and Eve, and Lot's Wife.
Yes, these old stories have ties to other stories all over the world. I'll be posting some comparative myths soon.
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