The Death of Orpheus, detail from a silver kantharos, 420–410 BC, part of the Vassil Bojkov collection, Sofia, Bulgaria. According to a Late Antique summary of Aeschylus's lost play Bassarids, Orpheus, towards the end of his life, disdained the worship of all gods except Apollo.

2025年2月28日 · Orpheus himself was later killed by the women of Thrace. The motive and manner of his death vary in different accounts, but the earliest known, that of Aeschylus , says that they were Maenads urged by Dionysus to tear him to pieces in a Bacchic orgy because he preferred the worship of the rival god Apollo.

Orpheus, during the end of his life, worshipped no gods except the sun, whom he called Apollo. One day, he went to pay tribute to the sun near the oracle of Dionysus. However, he was caught by the Maenads and killed for being an infidel to the god Dionysus.

2023年6月30日 · Orpheus descended to the Underworld to rescue her from death but ultimately failed to bring her back. After returning to the land of the living alone, he serenaded the world with his tragic song until he was finally killed by a band of Thracian women or maenads.

Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most famous myths in Ancient Greek mythology, telling the story of Orpheus' descent in the Underworld after his dead beloved, Eurydice.

2024年11月22日 · The Underworld in Greek mythology symbolizes the finality of death and the unknown. Orpheus’s descent into this realm exemplifies his courage and determination. Armed with nothing but his lyre and his love, he faced the daunting challenge of retrieving Eurydice from the clutches of death.

The death of Orpheus. From then on, the heart-broken musician was wandering disoriented, day after day, night after night, in total despair. He could find no consolation in anything. His misfortune tormented him, forcing him to abstain from contact with any other woman and slowly but surely he found himself shunning their company completely.

2020年3月19日 · Eurydice died, in some accounts, on her wedding night. Distraught, Orpheus followed his love down to Hades, the Greek Underworld, and with his music charmed Charon, the ferryman, and Cerberus, the fearsome dog which guarded …

death of orpheus [1] While with his songs, Orpheus, the bard of Thrace, allured the trees, the savage animals, and even the insensate rocks, to follow him; Ciconian matrons, with their raving breasts concealed in skins of forest animals, from the summit of a hill observed him there, attuning love songs to a sounding harp.

2022年1月10日 · Orpheus ventured into the Underworld to bring his wife back from the dead after her accidental death. Orpheus worshipped no gods but the sun. He called the sun Apollo after the god who taught him his gift of music. He was eventually killed and …