His lyre playing was so moving it brought the ghosts of Hades to tears
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Orpheus and Eurydice - Wikipedia  The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace, ... Orpheus sang his grief with his lyre and managed to move everything living or ... Any other mortal would have died, but Orpheus, protected by the gods, went to Hades and arrived at the infamous Stygian realm, passing by ghosts...
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Orpheus and Eurydice, the myth about the love of Orpheus and ...  Orpheus sang his grief with his lyre and managed to move everything living or not ... to the Hades and arrived at the infamous Stygian realm, passing by ghosts and ... Orpheus started playing a mourning song with his lyre, calling for death so that ... the gods and so Dionysus sent the Maenads to tear him apart, but I've never...
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J! Archive - Show #2577, aired 1995-11-14  This Spaniard rides a bony old nag named Rocinante on his quests ... His lyre playing was so moving it brought the ghosts of Hades to tears...
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Eurydice in Classical Mythology - English  He was presented by his father with a lyre and taught to play upon it, which he did to such ... His very torch smoked and brought tears into their eyes. ... all powerful with us who dwell on the earth, and, if old traditions say true, not less so here. ... She came from among the new-arrived ghosts, limping with her wounded foot.
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Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice  Orpheus: "On his mother's side he was more than mortal. ... Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, ... comfortless except for his lyre, playing, always playing, and the rocks and the rivers and the trees heard him gladly, ... But Orpheus' music was so sweet and so moving that it softened the steel hearted heart of Hades himself.
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Hades - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Hades the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon. ... The Underworld was Hades' eternal domain, meaning he would spend the majority of his time there .
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Oates, "Frankenstein's Fallen Angel"  Quite apart from its enduring celebrity, and its proliferation in numberless ... enveloped her form, and I saw the grave-worms crawling in the folds" [1.4.2]); the mad ... out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and .... he is going to burn himself on a funeral pyre somewhere in the Arctic wastes...
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Orpheus - Wikipedia  Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music, his attempt to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld, and his death at the hands of those who could not hear .... Here his death is analogous with that of Pentheus, who was also torn to...
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Hades - Greek Mythology  Hades was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. After the overthrow of their father, Cronus, he drew lots with them to share the universe. He drew poorly, which resulted in becoming lord of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
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Mythology - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Hades greek god of underworld. has river Styx with boatman Charon, Cerebrus .... Circe turned men into swine pig After she fell in love with him, Circe lifted the spell that ... of the gods gives Odysseus an herb that protects him from Circe's spell.
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HADES - The Underworld of Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology the Domos Haidou (House of Hades) was the land of the dead--the ... Kharon (Charon), the ferryman of the dead, first appears in the lost epic of the ... The ghosts of the unburied dead could cross the river and haunt the earth ..... winged words : 'Elpenor, how didst thou come beneath the murky darkness?
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Orpheus - Infoplease  Supposedly, the music of his lyre was so beautiful that when he played, wild beasts were soothed, trees ... Orpheus married the nymph Eurydice. ... cult in many places, but the women of Thrace, offended by his inattention, tore him to pieces.
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Hades - Wikipedia  Hades was the ancient Greek chthonic god of the underworld, which eventually took his name. .... His wrath was equally terrible for anyone who tried to cheat death or otherwise .... "...but if you have tasted food, you must go back ... Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (oblivion), and Styx (hate), the river upon which even the gods swore...
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The Underworld Rivers - Spiffy Entertainment  They were Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Lethe, and Styx. Each of ... This is the river that the old ferryman Charon ferried the dead across from the land of the living to the realm of Hades. ... Styx - Probably the most famous of the five lakes.
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MIDAS - Phrygian King of Greek Mythology  The king was later called upon to judge a musical contest between the gods ... for the music of the pipe and was afflicted with a pair of asses' ears by the angry god. ... desired that all things which he touched should be changed into gold (comp. .... the victory to Apollo, Midas said it should rather have been given to Marsyas.
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The Bloody King - Literature and History  He tortures an opportunistic herdsman who turned against him, having the man's nose .... In the lands of Lydia, long before the Trojan War, there lived a king named ... When Tantalus lifted his hands up, the branches lifted the fruits out of reach. ... in the darkest layer of Hades, was to endure eternal proximity to food and drink...
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MIDAS - Phrygian King of Greek Mythology  He prayed for a golden touch--a boon which quickly proved a curse when the king ... Because of this favour, Father Liber gave Midas the privilege of asking him for ... He lifted up a dark stone from the ground and it turned pale with gold. .... when he fixes everything at a price dies of hunger, and such was King Midas; but the...
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Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Greeka.com  The story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been told in many versions with a few ... no trace of the shepherd for Aristaeus had witnessed the event and had left. ... Apollo, his father, would talk to Hades, the god of the Underworld, to accept ... However, he warned Orpheus that for no reason must he look back while his wife was...
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Charon (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly ... bodies were left unburied, had to wander the shores for one hundred years. ... to the underworld and return, still alive, conveyed by the boat of Charon. ..... By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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HADES (Haides) - Greek God of the Dead, King of the Underworld ...  Hades was the ancient Greek king of the underworld and god of the dead. ... received the third portion, the dark dismal realm of the underworld, as his domain.
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Greek Mythology - The Underworld Flashcards | Quizlet  They were called forth from the underworld to inflict suffering and madness ... The guide of the dead who led the ghosts to their final resting place in Hades. ... The goddess of the underworld river of hate, whose streams encircled the entire realm of the dead. The gods swore their most solemn oaths by her pitch-black waters.