Orpheus' Origins
The name of Orpheus' childhood home
What is Thrace?
This is the spot where Orpheus and Eurydice met
What is unknown? (Never told)
The name of the God Orpheus wishes to plead with in the Underworld
The state of despair Orpheus entered upon returning to the Upper World
What is mourning?
The name of the key factor that Orpheus needed to have in order to win back his wife, which he ultimately did not have
What is patience?
The name of Orpheus' father(s)
Who is Apollo and a Thracian Prince?
The god of Marriage who predicted that the marriage of Orpheus and Eurydice would not last
Who is Hymen?
The 3-headed dog who guarded the gates of The Underworld, who Orpheus had to charm to enter
Who is Cerberus?
The group of creatures that brutally killed Orpheus
What are Maenads?
What factor did Orpheus need to learn to have in his wife in order to escape the Underworld together?
What is faith in others?
The name of Orpheus' mother
Who is Calliope?
The day on which Eurydice is tragically killed?
What is her wedding day?
Hades and his wife, this goddess, were so moved by Orpheus' music that they granted him his wish
Who is Persephone?
The name of the island that Orpheus' head washed up at after the Maenads ripped him to shreds
What is the island of Lesbos?
Another name for a character flaw, like Orpheus' curiosity
What is hamartia?
Orpheus' main instrument of choice
What is the Lyre?
The thing that kills Eurydice
What is a snake bite?
The one term Orpheus had to deal with in order to bring his wife back to the upper world
What is not turning around to look at her?
Who built a temple for Orpheus' remains on Olympus?
Who are the Muses?
Once both were dead, Orpheus and Eurydice reunited in this place
What is the Underworld?
The name of the god who gave Orpheus his lyre and taught him how to play
Who is Apollo, the god of the Sun & Light?
The place Orpheus goes to in order to bring back Eurydice
What is the Underworld?
The outcome of Orpheus' quest to the underworld
What is failure as he turned around to look at Eurydice, trapping her in the Underworld forever?
In another version of the story, this god decided to strike down Orpheus with lightning for possibly revealing the secrets of the Underworld
Who is Zeus?
What is walking together?