Orpheus was an incredibly talented musician. He had so many adoring fans he could not go anywhere without being sighted. But his wife had a stalker. Her stalker had lead her to her death (by accident). Orpheus was falling apart, he no longer had a reason to live. Until her had the idea he would go to the underworld to get her back. Because of his talent he played the lyre all the way through the Underworld. Hades allowed his request for his wife, he just could never look back on his way out and she would follow. But if he looked back even a little she would be gone forever. He could not do it, and he lost her. “A few feet behind him, in the shadows of the tunnel, less than a stone’s throw from the sunlight, his beautiful wife stood… The rosy color was starting to return to her face. …Orpheus had tried to save her. He had failed,” (Riordan 345). That was his biggest mistake, looking back and doubting his love and his
Orpheus was an incredibly talented musician. He had so many adoring fans he could not go anywhere without being sighted. But his wife had a stalker. Her stalker had lead her to her death (by accident). Orpheus was falling apart, he no longer had a reason to live. Until her had the idea he would go to the underworld to get her back. Because of his talent he played the lyre all the way through the Underworld. Hades allowed his request for his wife, he just could never look back on his way out and she would follow. But if he looked back even a little she would be gone forever. He could not do it, and he lost her. “A few feet behind him, in the shadows of the tunnel, less than a stone’s throw from the sunlight, his beautiful wife stood… The rosy color was starting to return to her face. …Orpheus had tried to save her. He had failed,” (Riordan 345). That was his biggest mistake, looking back and doubting his love and his