Orpheus Paragraph

a  Who is Orpheus? 

b  What did his father teach him?

c  Who were charmed by his music? 

d  Who did Orpheus marry? 

e  How did he lose his beloved for ever?

Orpheus Paragraph History

Orpheus is a character of antique Greek mythology. He is a mythic god. Son of Apollo and the Muse Calliope, he was awarded a lyre by his father and also taught to play upon it. He played on the lyre with so perfection that no other person’s performance was comparable to it. His music not only softened the other fellow-mortals but also wild animals. His music even charmed trees and rocks. The trees crowded around him being charmed by his music. The rocks were also softened by his notes. Orpheus married Eurydice whose untimely death led him to the underworld in order to recover her. He charmed the rulers and guards of Hades with his music and was allowed to bring back his beloved on one condition. The condition was that he would not look back at her until they reach the upper world. Orpheus failed to check his desire to look at Eurydice and lost her for ever.