Episode 18: The Myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice": The Descent into the Abyss for the One You Love. cover art

Episode 18: The Myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice": The Descent into the Abyss for the One You Love.

Episode 18: The Myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice": The Descent into the Abyss for the One You Love.

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 Orpheus, a gifted musician, descends to the Underworld to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, after she dies from a snake bite. Hades agrees to let her go on one condition: Orpheus must not look back at her until they reach the surface.
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