Orpheus

But was it right to fight even death itself to have his love lost again? Orpheus was just a moral man who was not the offspring of a god or goddess. He just had the gift of music, which even convinces the rulers of death to release his wife from the grips of the underworld. Yet a normal musician took on this undertaking for selfish reasons to prevent or delay his potential suffering. With the absence of his love, Orpheus was compelled to go to underworld to reverse her death. In an alternate…

the god Hades does not behave the he ordinarily does. Moved by Orpheus’s beautiful music, Hades has a slight change in heart. In “Orpheus, the Great Musician,” Hades reveals a nicer and warmer side to his normally stern and dark personality. Hades shows a kinder side when he allows a possible second chance for Eurydice, Orpheus's love, to live again and be with Orpheus. However, Orpheus’s has to follow the directions of Hades in order to let Eurydice live again. This behavior from Hades is quite…

boy named Orpheus and his father was but a human. When Orpheus was young he was taught by his mother and her sister Muses. As he grew up he was gifted with his lyre many loved his music. While on a trip he met a women named Eurydice and he fell in love. He asked if she would marry him and she said she would and then they where married. While on a walk she was bit by a viper on the foot and died. She then went to the underworld that was controlled by Hades and Hades wife Persephone. Orpheus was…

The constellation Lyra represents the lyre played by Orpheus. He was a musician of the Argonauts and the instrument was given as a gift by his father, Apollo. Orpheus charmed whoever heard his music. One day, he fell in love with a nymph named Eurydice and they married. The nymph decided to wander in some fields in which the shepherd, Aristaeus, unfortunately was enchanted by her beauty. She fled as he chased after in pursuit. Eurydice met her death when she was bitten and poisoned by a serpent…

to assume that Ariadne was pleasing Theseus sexually. Another myth to further prove that women are assistants to the hero is “Orpheus and Eurydice”. This myth has Eurydice being nothing more than the lover to Orpheus. Even though they were both deeply in love, it is clear to see that Eurydice was loved more for her appearance over her personality, who she really was. Orpheus had only just “met the beautiful dryad Eurydice and brought her back to the palace, to be his wife” in the forest, without…

Greek mythology was used by the ancient Greeks as a way to explain and give meaning to the world and the natural phenomena they witnessed. The myths the ancient Greeks established were closely connected to their religion, explained where humanity had come from, and where it was going after death. The ancient Greeks understanding of death included the idea of afterlife where there was another world, known as the underworld, which souls went to after its death. The Underworld is the kingdom of…

It has 5 main stars but 25 in total. It's brightest star is Vega and it is bordered by the constellations Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula and Cygnus. The constellation Lyra represent Orpheus' lyre. It was supposedly made by Hermes with a tortoise shell and it was, according to legend, the first lyre ever created. Orpheus treasured his lyre and took it everywhere, learning to play it as he travelled. It was said that he could charm even inanimate objects with his beautiful melodies. He even helped…

They set sail back for their homeland once they noticed the storm was easing up. While sailing back the sea was abnormally quiet, Orpheus started to wonder if something is wrong. When he got up to look around something had hit the boat pretty hard beneath it. He looked and looked but saw nothing, then he heard the loud thump again. Poseidon had sent the Loch Ness Monster to sink the…

was looking into the painting, I saw Orpheus is sitting in the center of the painting probably focusing on his music surrounded by birds, a frog, lizard, and couple other animals crouch at his feet. In addition to that, horse, deer, an elephant, a sheep, and unicorn draw near as well as the painter has been focused with green and red color, which usually attracts the audience to appreciate the painting. As well as animals are getting attracted to the poet Orpheus as the tow tigers are probably…

In the present political climate of fear, uncertainty, and division, the most important form of resistance is continued defiance and unwavering hope that things can be made better. Throughout history, in unstable times, one method of control by governing bodies has been instilling hopelessness and creating division. The age-old trope of building walls, both physically and ideologically, to maintain control through spreading hatred and distrust of differences and diversity. During this…