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'''Orpheus''' was a [[lyre]] player in [[Greek mythology]]. When his wife [[Eurydice (mythology)|Eurydice]] died, he went to the [[underworld]] to get her back, but failed when he looked back to see her. | '''Orpheus''' was a [[lyre]] player in [[Greek mythology]]. When his wife [[Eurydice (mythology)|Eurydice]] died, he went to the [[underworld]] to get her back, but failed when he looked back to see her. | ||
[[Emperor]] [[Nero]] once claimed that his lyre was once owned by Orpheus. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Emperor]] [[Nero]] once claimed that his lyre was once owned by Orpheus. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Romans (novelisation)}}) | ||
During one public [[execution]] in [[2nd century]] [[Rome]], a musician tried to save himself by charming the animals with his playing, like Orpheus in the underworld, but it didn't work. ([[PROSE]]: | During one public [[execution]] in [[2nd century]] [[Rome]], a musician tried to save himself by charming the animals with his playing, like Orpheus in the underworld, but it didn't work. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone Rose (novel)}}) | ||
Orpheus was the subject of a song which appeared in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII]]''. The [[Fourth Doctor]] once recited part of it. ([[PROSE]]: | Orpheus was the subject of a song which appeared in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII]]''. The [[Fourth Doctor]] once recited part of it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Managra (novel)}}) | ||
[[Hermes]] talked about Orpheus and Eurydice to [[Lieutenant]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], who misremembered him as a [[lute]] player. Hermes denied that Orpheus was so talented that even the animals and the trees would listen to his music, and speculated that it was his [[love]] for Eurydice which protected him from [[Hades]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Hermes]] talked about Orpheus and Eurydice to [[Lieutenant]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], who misremembered him as a [[lute]] player. Hermes denied that Orpheus was so talented that even the animals and the trees would listen to his music, and speculated that it was his [[love]] for Eurydice which protected him from [[Hades]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Deadly Reunion (novel)}}) | ||
[[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] and [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] mentioned Orpheus and Eurydice during a conversation, Joan noting that Orpheus tricked [[Cerberus]], while Smith noted that he lost Eurydice when he looked back to see her. ([[PROSE]]: | [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] and [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] mentioned Orpheus and Eurydice during a conversation, Joan noting that Orpheus tricked [[Cerberus]], while Smith noted that he lost Eurydice when he looked back to see her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Human Nature (novel)}}) | ||
[[Charlotte Pollard]] once noted that "you should never look back" is advice which has been ignored since Orpheus. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Charlotte Pollard]] once noted that "you should never look back" is advice which has been ignored since Orpheus. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] compared [[Lady]] [[Audacity Montague]] following after her husband [[Ignatius Montague|Ignatius]] on [[the Devouring]]'s ship to Eurydice following Orpheus into the Underworld. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]] compared [[Lady]] [[Audacity Montague]] following after her husband [[Ignatius Montague|Ignatius]] on [[the Devouring]]'s ship to Eurydice following Orpheus into the Underworld. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Devouring (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | [[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:27, 10 January 2024
Orpheus was a lyre player in Greek mythology. When his wife Eurydice died, he went to the underworld to get her back, but failed when he looked back to see her.
Emperor Nero once claimed that his lyre was once owned by Orpheus. (PROSE: The Romans [+]Loading...["The Romans (novelisation)"])
During one public execution in 2nd century Rome, a musician tried to save himself by charming the animals with his playing, like Orpheus in the underworld, but it didn't work. (PROSE: The Stone Rose [+]Loading...["The Stone Rose (novel)"])
Orpheus was the subject of a song which appeared in William Shakespeare's play Henry VIII. The Fourth Doctor once recited part of it. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])
Hermes talked about Orpheus and Eurydice to Lieutenant Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, who misremembered him as a lute player. Hermes denied that Orpheus was so talented that even the animals and the trees would listen to his music, and speculated that it was his love for Eurydice which protected him from Hades. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion [+]Loading...["Deadly Reunion (novel)"])
John Smith and Joan Redfern mentioned Orpheus and Eurydice during a conversation, Joan noting that Orpheus tricked Cerberus, while Smith noted that he lost Eurydice when he looked back to see her. (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"])
Charlotte Pollard once noted that "you should never look back" is advice which has been ignored since Orpheus. (PROSE: Apocrypha Bipedium [+]Loading...["Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)"])
The Eighth Doctor compared Lady Audacity Montague following after her husband Ignatius on the Devouring's ship to Eurydice following Orpheus into the Underworld. (AUDIO: The Devouring [+]Loading...["The Devouring (audio story)"])
