Near Myths
Orpheus
Orpheus, the wondrous lyre player, went down
to the underworld to retrieve his newly-dead bride, Eurydice.
He so charmed Hades and Persephone that they allowed him
to reclaim her as long as he didn’t look back. Of
course, he did and Eurydice got sucked back down. I depicted
Orpheus’ lyre as an hourglass through which the deceased
have fallen and by which Orpheus tried to pluck his beloved
back.
