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Why does Hades at first agree to return Eurydice and orpheus?
he was not to look back at her until he returned out of the Underworld
Why did Hades return Eurydice to earth?
He didn't, actually. When Eurydice had died of a snake bite, Orpheus, beside himself with grief, decided to travel to the underworld to try and get her back. He sang and played his way past Cerberus and Charon and finally stood before Hades and Persephone. At first Hades staunchly refused to let Eurydice return to land of the living, but then Orpheus sang of his love and loss so beautifully that even the god of the dead was moved. He summoned Eurydice's spirit and told Orpheus that she would follow up to the world of day and be his living wife again. However, if he looked back at her before they stood in the sunlight together, she would vanish back into the underworld and no new pleas would convince Hades to release her again. Orpheus, however, was unable to keep from making sure that she was truly following him, looked back too soon and lost her again. After his death he was reunited with her and together they dwelt forever in the gardens of Elysium, the ancient Greek version of paradise.
Who is the first person Odysseus run into when he return to Ithaca?
His son , Telemachus.
Did Odysseus return to Ithaca?
Yes, he returned after 20 years. Penelope (his wife) did not believe him at first but a little convincing did the job! This is a great summary of the odyssey and the return of Odysseus is at the bottom!
What did the first emperor of rome want to do for ancient rome?
Rome was first ruled by a series of 7 kings and they really just wanted to rule. The last king was really mean and killed everyone who disagreed with him and some who did agree with him.
Why does Hades at first agree to return Eurydice and orpheus?
he was not to look back at her until he returned out of the Underworld
What Greek myth inspired Monteverdi's first opera?
Orpheus and Eurydice
Why did Hades return Eurydice to earth?
He didn't, actually. When Eurydice had died of a snake bite, Orpheus, beside himself with grief, decided to travel to the underworld to try and get her back. He sang and played his way past Cerberus and Charon and finally stood before Hades and Persephone. At first Hades staunchly refused to let Eurydice return to land of the living, but then Orpheus sang of his love and loss so beautifully that even the god of the dead was moved. He summoned Eurydice's spirit and told Orpheus that she would follow up to the world of day and be his living wife again. However, if he looked back at her before they stood in the sunlight together, she would vanish back into the underworld and no new pleas would convince Hades to release her again. Orpheus, however, was unable to keep from making sure that she was truly following him, looked back too soon and lost her again. After his death he was reunited with her and together they dwelt forever in the gardens of Elysium, the ancient Greek version of paradise.
What two people does the first and second messengers say are dead in 'Antigone'?
It is Antigone and Haemon and then Eurydice that the first and second messengers respectively report as dead in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the first messenger announces the suicides of Theban Princess Antigone and then of her first cousin and husband-to-be Prince Haemon. Queen Eurydice hears the news and quietly goes inside the palace. The second messenger then makes an appearance to announce Eurydice's suicide.
What has the author Orpheus written?
Orpheus. has written: 'First Library of Knowledge - The World of Bugs (First Library of Knowledge)' 'First Library of Knowledge - Cultures of the Past (First Library of Knowledge)' 'The mystical hymns' 'First Library of Knowledge - The Ancient World (First Library of Knowledge)' 'Orphica' 'First Library of Knowledge - The World Around Us (First Library of Knowledge)' 'Lithica' -- subject(s): Rocks
What are the release dates for My First Place - 2007 Agree Not to Agree on Homebuying - 23.10?
My First Place - 2007 Agree Not to Agree on Homebuying - 23.10 was released on: USA: 8 September 2012
What are the release dates for My First Place - 2007 Agree Not to Agree on Homebuying 23-10?
My First Place - 2007 Agree Not to Agree on Homebuying 23-10 was released on: USA: 8 September 2012
What year was measurement invented?
It was the first time one man agreed to swap his wife with another man in return for a skin full of corn, and they both had to agree on exactly how much corn she was worth.
Who was Orpheus Fisher?
Orpheus Hodge "King" Fisher was born July 11, 1899 in Chester Pa. His parents were George Albert Fisher and Pauline Conklin, both originally from Baltimore, Maryland. On July 17, 1943, Orpheus (an architect) married Marian Anderson (American contralto and first African-American to sing at the Met) in Bethel, Conn. The couple lived at their home "Marianna Farm" in Connecticut. Marian Anderson and Orpheus Fisher were married for 43 years when he died March 26, 1986 in Danbury, Conn.
Who are Ismene and Teiresias and Haemon and Eurydice?
Eurydice, Haemon, Ismene, and Teiresias are characters in the play 'Antigone' by Sophocles [495 B.C.E.* - 406 B.C.E.]. Eurydice is the Queen of Thebes, and the wife of Theban King Creon. Haemon is her son, and the first cousin and fiance of her niece Antigone. Ismene also is her niece, and the sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polyneices. Teiresias is the blind prophet whom Theban King Creon consults about the plague that is ravaging the city of Thebes. *Before the Christian Era.
What is the constellation Lyra's formal name?
Very long ago, the first civilizations of the Middle East and India saw Lyre (the stars that make up the constellation Lyre) as a vulture. Vega, the brightest star, was called the Vulture Star. Even though the Greeks saw a harp here, depictions of Lyra even centuries later often showed the harp help in the claws of a vulture. In Asia, Vega is known as the Weaving-Princess Star. The details of the legend vary from country to country, but in all of the stories the weaving princess falls in love and marries a shepherd, represented by the star Altair. They both neglect their duties, so her father separates them, placing them on opposite sides of the river of heaven, the Milky Way. They are allowed to meet only one night a year, at midsummer. The harp (or more properly, a kithara) was said to have been invented by the god Hermes (Roman, mercury), who one day found an empty tortoise shell on the beach, strung seven strings through the holes, and found they made sweet music when plucked. Some time later Hermes traded this instrument with Apollo for the caduceus, the magical staff entwined with snakes, which gave Hermes the power to fly and to heal. Apollo later gave the kithara to his son, Orpheus, who played it so skillfully that stones on the mountains stopped to listen and wild beasts were charmed. Much later, when his beloved wife Eurydice died, Orpheus used his lyre to persuade the powers of Hades to release her. The gods consented but they forbade him to look at her before they reached the upper world. Orpheus, overcome with joy, forgot this order and glanced at Eurydice just before they stepped into the Sun - and within seconds she was gone. Orpheus never recovered from his grief and was later murdered by a band of maidens to whom he refused to pay attention. After his death he and Eurydice were reunited, and Orpheus's harp was placed in the sky by Zeus.
How does Eurydice feel about Creon before she dies in 'Antigone'?
Completely alienated from, disappointed in and disenchanted with her husband is how Eurydice feels about Theban King Creon before she dies in the play "Antigone" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Eurydice learns that her son, Theban Prince Haemon, is dead by his own sword in the cave where his first cousin and bride-to-be, Theban Princess Antigone, hangs herself with threads from her own clothing. Eurydice blames the suicides on Antigone being sentenced to death within a walled-up cave and on Haemon thereby being separated from the love of his life. Eurydice lets everyone in the palace know that she blames Creon for these two recent deaths and for the tragic deaths of the couple's other children. She stabs herself to death rather than spend one minute more in her husband's company.
