Orpheus, son of Apollo and the Muse Calliope, grows up in

Thrace, a land long noted for the purity and richness of its divine
gift of song. His father presents him with a lyre and teaches him
to play it. So lovely are the songs of Orpheus that the wild beasts
follow him when he plays, and even the trees, the rocks, and the
hills gather near him. It is said his music softens the composition
of stones.

Orpheus charms Eurydice with his music, but Hymen brings no

happy omens to their wedding. His torch smokes so that tears
come to their eyes. Passionately in love with his wife, Orpheus
becomes mad with grief when Eurydice dies. Fleeing from a
shepherd who desires her, she steps upon a snake and dies from
its bite.

Heartbroken, Orpheus wanders over the hills composing and

singing melancholy songs of memory for the lost Eurydice.
Finally he descends into the Underworld and makes his way past
the sentries by means of his music. Approaching the throne of
Proserpine and Hades, he sings a lovely song in which he says
that love brings him to the Underworld. He complains that
Eurydice was taken from him before her time and if they will
not release her, he will not leave Hades. Proserpine and Hades
cannot resist his pleas. They agree to set Eurydice free if
Orpheus will promise not to look upon her until they safely
reach the Upperworld.

The music of Orpheus is so tender that even the ghosts shed

tears. Tantalus forgets his search for water;...
The son of Apollo and the Prince of Thrace, Orpheus. Grew up in the land of Thrace, a land
recognized for purity and richness of its divine gift song. Apollo, Orpheus’s father gave him a lyre
and teaches him to play it. Orpheus song was so lovely that the beasts followed him whenever he
plays, even the trees, the rocks, gathered around him. It was said that Orpheus’s music softens the
compositions of the stones.
Eurydice was charmed by the music of Orpheus. But hymen brought his torch to the wedding that
brings bad omens because of its smokes that brings tears to their eyes. Orpheus intensely in love
with his wife, Orpheus was angered with grief when Eurydice passed away. Leaving from a
shepherd who desires her, Eurydice stepped on a snake and bit her and dies because of its venom.
Orpheus was so devastated he traveled over the hills composing and singing sorrowful songs of
memories for the lost of his wife Eurydice. Finally Orpheus decided to descend to the Underworld
and make his way through the sentries using his music. Orpheus approached the throne of
Proserpine and Hades, He sings a lovely song in which he says that love brings him to the
Underworld. He complains that Eurydice was take from him before her death and if they did not
release her, he will not leave Hades. Proserpine and Hades cannot resist his pleas. They both agreed
to set her free if Orpheus will promise to not look in Eurydice until they safely reach the
Upperworld
Orpheus’s music was so tender that even the ghost bursts in tears. Tantalus forgets his search for
water