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Who went into the underworld to get his wife and could not look back at her?
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Orpheus, out of Greek mythology.
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Why did orpheus look back?
Orpheus went to the underworld to bring his dead wife back. In the underworld, he stroke his lyre, which took the madness of all creatures. Hades permitted him to take his wife back but in one condition, that while he and his wife ascend above, he must never look back down to his wife or he'll lose her forever. So as they went up, Orpheus was afraid that Eurydice wasn't with him and he had to look back to his wife to see if she was there, but she was and he lost her forever.
How was orpheus determined to get eurydice back?
He vowed to get her back and in so doing, went down to the underworld. He was an excellent lyre player and was worthy of the muses. Supposedly his playing could make rocks cry (from joy, not pain!) He played his lyre for Hades and Hades was moved enough to agree to let Orpheus take his beloved Eurydice back above ground-with one little catch. Orpheus could not look back as he exited the Underworld to look at Eurydice or else she would remain forever in the Underworld. Joyfully, he led Eurydice to the entrance of the Underworld, but right before he came above ground, he looked back at Eurydice. She was forced to remain in the Underworld and Orpheus later died. (I know it had to do something with female wood-somethings attacking him, but I don't remember...)
What is orpheus god of?
Orpheus wasn't a god. His story was that his wife died and he wanted her back, so he went to the Underworld to get her back. He almost succeeded, but when Alecto (a Fate) led her out of the Underworld , she walked behind Orpheus, and he was instructed NOT to look back, he must trust that Alecto really was leading his wife out of the Underworld. Of course, he looked back, and it really was his wife. They both died happily ever after.
What god went back into the underworld to find his lover when she died?
The god Dionysus descended into the underworld to bring his mother Semele (and perhaps also his wife Ariadne) back from the dead.
What hero lover died and went to get her in the underworld and got her back with his beautiful music?
Dionysus
Who traveled to Hades to bring back his lover?
Orpheus went to Hades, the Greek Underworld, to bring back his wife Eurydice.
Why did Odysseus go to the underworld?
Odysseus went to the Underworld to get advice for his journey home.
Did Odysseus go to the underworld?
Odysseus went to the Underworld to get advice for his journey home.
Where did orpheus decide to go after eurydice died?
After Eurydice's death, Orpheus went to the Underworld in the hopes of bringing her back to life.
Who went to the underworld?
Depends on the story or whom you are talking about. I mean Hades is IN the underworld. Hercules also went. A lot of people go.
What was the name of the underworld the Greeks believed souls went to?
Hades was the underworld where all souls went whether they had been good or bad.
Can a Greek god be brought back from the underworld?
Yes, Hades is free to roam between the underworld, earth, and the heavens; as does Hermes as the messenger of the gods, and Persephone, the daughter of Demeter (Demeter also visited the underworld to get her daughter back) and the Furies, who punished those who had harmed the dead while they lived or went against the natural laws.
