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Orpheus & Eurydice Virgil.Geo.4.315-527; Ovid.Met.10.1-85

Orpheus & Eurydice Virgil.Geo.4.315-527; Ovid.Met.10.1-85. Orpheus’ early life. Son of Apollo & Calliope Born in Thrace Magical music Sailed with Argonauts. The marriage of Orpheus & Eurydice. Sputtering torches – a bad omen Snake-bitten Everyone moved to tears Orpheus’ quest….

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Orpheus & Eurydice Virgil.Geo.4.315-527; Ovid.Met.10.1-85

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  1. Orpheus & EurydiceVirgil.Geo.4.315-527; Ovid.Met.10.1-85

  2. Orpheus’ early life • Son of Apollo & Calliope • Born in Thrace • Magical music • Sailed with Argonauts

  3. The marriage of Orpheus & Eurydice • Sputtering torches – a bad omen • Snake-bitten • Everyone moved to tears • Orpheus’ quest…

  4. Wins over Charon Tames Cerberus The Underworld

  5. Audience with Hades & Persephone • Appeals to their ‘Ancient love’ • Ixion, Danaids, Sisyphus pause • The Furies weep

  6. The Release • The one condition (“taboo”) • The ascent… • Orpheus’ doubt… • Fading away…

  7. The Death of Orpheus • No more ladies • The Maenads take offense • Charming rocks! • Screaming & Cymbals • Nature’s tears • Hebrus River

  8. The Head and Lyre • His head continued to sing and his lyre played until they reached the island Lesbos • His head then became an oracle and his lyre became a constellation in the sky

  9. Discussion questions • Orpheus story is often seen as a metaphor – for what? • What magical powers did Orpheus display in his life? • What moral could we draw from Orpheus’ doubt?

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