Orpheus and Eurydice
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Orpheus, in Greek mythology, was a renowned poet and musician. Orpheus was the son of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, and Apollo, god of music, or Oeagrus, King of Thrace. The true father is still being disputed. He was given a lyre, a small harp, by Apollo and became such an excellent musician that he had no rival among mortals. When Orpheus played and sang, he moved everything living and non-living. His music enchanted the trees and rocks and restrained untamed creatures, and even the rivers turned in their course to follow him. Eurydice, his wife, was a beautiful tree nymph. Very little is known of the birthplace, parenting, or history of Eurydice. Together, though, they have much history, such as the death and rescue of Eurydice from Hades. This adventure, journey to Hades, is the subject of Can-Can, a well-known segment of the opera "Orpheus in the Underworld"...