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Orpheus features in several myths, including the story of [[Jason]] and the Argonauts<ref name="ib"/>. One of the most famous concerns the death of his wife Eurydice: after she died, he ventured into [[Hades]] (charming [[Cerberus]] with a soothing tune in order to gain access) and persuaded the god of the [[underworld]] to release her on the condition that he not turn and look back during his journey home. He was unable to resist doing so, and Eurydice was duly taken back unto the realm of the dead<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Haides.html theoi.com]</ref>. Eurydice's fate could be compared to that of [[Lot]]'s wife in Genesis 19:26.

Orpheus features in several myths, including the story of [[Jason]] and the Argonauts<ref name="ib"/>. One of the most famous concerns the death of his wife Eurydice: after she died, he ventured into [[Hades]] (charming [[Cerberus]] with a soothing tune in order to gain access) and persuaded the god of the [[underworld]] to release her on the condition that he not turn and look back during his journey home. He was unable to resist doing so, and Eurydice was duly taken back unto the realm of the dead<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Haides.html theoi.com]</ref>. Eurydice's fate could be compared to that of [[Lot]]'s wife in Genesis 19:26.

The love story between Orpheus and Eurydice is unusually tender for classical mythology, and has provided the inspiration for numerous other works, notably [[Monteverdi]]'s [[opera]] ''l'Orfeo''.

The love story between Orpheus and Eurydice is unusually tender for classical mythology, and has provided the inspiration for numerous other works, notably [[Monteverdi]]'s [[opera]] "''l'Orfeo''",  [[Gluck]]'s “''Orfeo ed Euridice''” and [[Offenbach]]'s comic opera "''Orpheus in the Underworld''", all of which give the tale a happy ending.

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[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

[[Category:Greek Mythology]]