Of all the mysteries of Ancient Greece, the Orphic Mysteries based on the myth of Orpheus are the most intriguing.

Hadestown is a modern, jazz-infused retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Set in the underworld, where love faces off against greed, it follows Orpheus’ journey to rescue his love ...

UMD Theatre students are working on a show that brings new life to a Greek tragedy. Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice is a different perspective from the mythical story of Orpheus and Eurydice.The play ...

In a haze of revelry and panic, she missteps and is plunged into the underworld. Stricken with grief, Orpheus plots to bring Eurydice back from the dead. The story has also been turned into a ...

Following Orpheus’ (Keaton Guimarães-Tolley) proposal to Eurydice (Eve Ponsonby), temptation to reconnect with her dead father (Dickon Tyrrell) leads Eurydice astray. In a haze of revelry and panic, ...

Eurydice, meanwhile, is a poor, hungry girl who — after a short season of bliss with Orpheus — is lured to the underworld by Hades, who seduces her with talk of food and warmth (and ...

When Orpheus embarks on a journey to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, he encounters Hades and Persephone, the mythic king ...

SOURCE: Meadowdale Players. In Greek mythology, Orpheus—a Thracian bard, musician and prophet—embarks on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, at one point even entering the underworld to retrieve ...

72 x 97.2 cm. (28.3 x 38.3 in.) ...

He should wait for Eurydice to get into the light before he looked at her. With great faith in his heart and joy in his song, Orpheus began his journey out of the underworld, joyful that he would once ...