Find out who Orpheus and Eurydice are. Orpheus and Eurydice – Myths of Ancient Greece

The wonderful lyre of Orpheus. He was once born to two immortal gods, the river god Eager and beautiful muse Calliope, boy. His mother was delighted and gave him the best she could - a wonderfully beautiful voice. When the child, who was named Orpheus, grew up, he was sent to study with the golden-haired Apollo himself, the god sunlight, music and poetry. Apollo taught Orpheus all the arts. When Orpheus played the lyre or sang, people stopped what they were doing and listened with bated breath. And not only people! The predatory hawk stopped chasing the dove, the wolf left the fallow deer alone, the branches of the trees bowed towards the singing Orpheus, even the stones tried to roll closer to him, the rivers stopped their flow and listened to the singer, trying not to miss a single sound. She conquered everyone Magic power his art.

The love of Orpheus and Eurydice. The beautiful nymph Eurydice once heard Orpheus singing and fell in love with him. She could spend hours watching Orpheus fingering sonorous strings lyre, listen to the enchanting sounds of his voice. Orpheus also fell in love with Eurydice; They were now constantly together, with the name of Eurydice on his lips, the singer fell asleep and woke up. Orpheus dedicated his best songs to their extraordinary love. When they decided to become husband and wife, the immortal gods themselves feasted at their wedding. Orpheus and Eurydice were immensely happy; day after day flew by, bringing nothing but joy and love.

Death of Eurydice. But their happiness was short-lived. One day Eurydice wandered through a beautiful forest clearing, picking flowers and waiting for her beloved husband. The sun warmed tenderly, all living things rejoiced in it and bathed in its life-giving rays. Even the snake left its cold lair and went out to bask in the sun. Eurydice did not notice her and stepped on her foot. The snake hissed and bit the young nymph in the leg. The poison quickly took effect, Eurydice fell onto the green grass, having only time to whisper: “Orpheus, where are you, oh my Orpheus?” Eurydice died. Her nymph friends gathered around her, cried and grieved over her untimely death. The swift-winged birds brought the sad news to Orpheus, and he hurried to the place where the misfortune happened. Like a madman, Orpheus rushed to his beloved wife. He hugged her and bowed his head on her chest. He wanted to die next to her. Grief spread throughout nature: all living things mourned Eurydice. Deep sadness settled in the heart of Orpheus. He could not stay in the house where he was so happy with Eurydice, he could no longer sing wonderful songs, only sad sounds were made by his lyre.

Orpheus in Hades. Orpheus realized that he could not live without Eurydice and decided to go down to Hades, to the underground gods. What if they can be moved to pity and they will return their beloved wife! The entrance to the underworld was in the very south of the country of the Greeks, Hellas. Apollo asked Hermes to be Orpheus' guide. Hermes agreed; he wanted Orpheus to become happy and joyful again, as before.

And then they reached the dark gates of Hades. Orpheus said goodbye to Hermes and went on alone. He reached the dark waters of the underground river Acheron. The shadows of the dead crowded on its shore, waiting for the ferryman Charon to transport them by boat to the other shore. He saw a living person among the shadows rushing into the boat and yelled: “Hey! Where are you getting into? I won’t take you, there is no way for a living person to cross Acheron!” Then Orpheus took the lyre and began to play, so beautifully, wonderfully and sincerely that Charon began to listen. Continuing to play, Orpheus got into the boat, and Charon took him to the other side. The singer got out of the boat and went to the palace of King Hades; his singing was so beautiful that the shadows of the dead flew towards him from all sides. Here is the palace of the eternally gloomy god; he sits on a golden throne, and next to him is the goddess of the dead, Persephone. Orpheus struck the strings harder, and the song became louder. He sang about his wife, about the love that bound them forever, about happy spring days when they were together, he sang about the bitterness of loss, about the torment he endures after losing his beloved... His singing was so beautiful that tears sparkled in Persephone’s eyes, and even Hades himself seemed touched.

Hades condition. But then Orpheus’ song died away, like a barely audible sigh of sadness, and then the bishop asked underground kingdom: “Tell me what do you want? I swear by the waters of the Styx, I will fulfill your desire.” - “Oh, mighty Hades! When the time comes, you accept all of us mortals into your kingdom. No one will pass your monastery, but let Eurydice go to earth for at least a few years, let her know more fully the joys of life, because she came to you so young! Look how I suffer; You would suffer the same way if your Persephone were taken away from you!” - “Okay, Orpheus! I'll get your wife back. But remember: while you walk through my kingdom, don’t look back. If you look back even once, you will never see Eurydice.”

Orpheus violates the condition. Orpheus hurried to Return trip. He goes further and further from the palace of Hades along the path leading to earth; now the Acheron River is behind us, now daylight has already dawned ahead... Orpheus does not hear the steps behind him: the shadows are ethereal, they do not make a sound when walking. Is Eurydice following him? What if she got lost, fell behind, and remained in Hades? Orpheus could not stand it and looked back. He saw the shadow of Eurydice, but the vision lasted only one brief moment; the shadow flew back into the darkness of eternal night. In vain did Orpheus call for his wife, in vain did he run after her to the banks of Acheron, in vain did he stand on the banks of the underground river for seven days - the singer was left alone forever!

The loneliness of Orpheus. Orpheus returned to earth. Four years had passed since Eurydice's death, but he still remained faithful to her. Orpheus did not even want to look at a single woman, he fled from people and wandered alone through the forests and mountains, mourning his love. He especially avoided the Bacchantes - daring and violent maidens who loved noisy fun, and of all the gods they worshiped one - Dionysus, the god of viticulture and winemaking, dancing, games and feasts.

The Bacchantes throw stones at Orpheus. One day he was sitting on the bank of a stream and singing Eurydice’s favorite song. Suddenly loud exclamations and laughter were heard; Soon a crowd of bacchantes came out to the stream, cheerful and excited: on that day they celebrated the festival of Dionysus-Bacchus. One of them noticed Orpheus and exclaimed: “Here he is, our hater!” She grabbed a stone and threw it at Orpheus, but the stone did not hit the singer - defeated by the enchanting singing, the stone fell at his feet, as if begging for forgiveness. However, the bacchantes seemed to go mad: a cloud of stones rushed towards Orpheus, their cries became louder and more obscene. They completely drowned out the singing, and now the stones were stained with the singer’s blood. The sight of blood drove the Bacchantes into a real frenzy. How beasts of prey, they attacked Orpheus and killed him. Torn dead body Orpheus was torn to pieces, and his lyre was thrown into fast waters Gebr River. And then a miracle happened: the lyre, carried away by the waves, began to sound quietly, as if mourning the death of the singer, and in response all nature began to sob. Trees and flowers cried, animals and birds cried, rocks cried, and there were so many tears that the rivers and lakes overflowed.

Lesbos gives last resort Orpheus. The river carried the head of Orpheus and his lyre into the sea, and the sea waves carried them to the island of Lesbos. They buried the singer’s head there, and since then the most beautiful songs in the world have been heard in Lesbos; many famous singers and poets were born on this island. And the gods placed the lyre of Orpheus in the sky among the constellations.

The immortals were angry with the mad bacchantes for their crime; Dionysus turned them into oak trees: in whatever place each of them was caught by the wrath of God, there they remained standing forever, rustling the leaves with belated repentance.

The shadow of Orpheus descended into Hades, and there he again met his Eurydice and embraced him in a tender embrace. Since then they have been inseparable. They can forever wander through the fields of gloomy Hades, and Orpheus is free to look back, without fear of losing his beloved Eurydice.

The great singer Orpheus, the son of the river god Eager and the muse Calliope, lived in distant Thrace. Orpheus' wife was the beautiful nymph Eurydice. The singer Orpheus loved her dearly. But Orpheus did not enjoy himself for long happy life with his wife. One day, soon after the wedding, the beautiful Eurydice was picking spring flowers in a green valley with her young playful nymph friends. Eurydice did not notice the snake in the thick grass and stepped on it. The snake bit Orpheus's young wife in the leg. Eurydice screamed loudly and fell into the arms of her friends who ran up. Eurydice turned pale and her eyes closed. The snake's venom ended her life. Eurydice's friends were horrified and their mournful cry was heard far away. Orpheus heard him. He hurries to the valley and there he sees the cold corpse of his dearly beloved wife. Orpheus fell into despair. He could not come to terms with this loss. He mourned his Eurydice for a long time, and all nature cried, hearing his sad singing.

Finally, Orpheus decided to descend into the dark kingdom of the souls of the dead in order to beg the Lord Hades and his wife Persephone to return his wife to him. Through the gloomy cave of Tenara, Orpheus descended to the banks of the sacred river Styx.

Orpheus stands on the banks of the Styx. How can he cross to the other side, to where the dark kingdom of Lord Hades is located? The shadows of the dead crowd around Orpheus. Their groans are barely audible, like the rustle of falling leaves in the forest in late autumn. Then the splash of oars was heard in the distance. This is the approaching boat of the carrier of the souls of the dead, Charon. Charon moored to the shore. Orpheus asks to transport him along with the souls to the other side, but the stern Charon refused him. No matter how Orpheus prays to him, he still hears one answer from Charon - “no!”

Then Orpheus struck the strings of his golden cithara, and the sounds of its strings spread in a wide wave along the shore of the gloomy Styx. Orpheus charmed Charon with his music; He listens to Orpheus playing, leaning on his oar. To the sound of music, Orpheus entered the pad, Charon pushed it away from the shore with an oar, and the boat sailed through the gloomy waters of the Styx. Charon transported Orpheus. He got out of the boat and, playing the golden cithara, walked through the dark kingdom of the souls of the dead to the throne of the god Hades, surrounded by souls who had flocked to the sounds of his cithara.

Playing the cithara, Orpheus approached the throne of Hades and bowed before him. He struck the strings of the cithara harder and began to sing; he sang about his love for Eurydice and how happy his life was with her in the bright times, clear days spring. But the days of happiness quickly passed. Eurydice died. Orpheus sang about his grief, about the torment of broken love, about his longing for the dead. The entire kingdom of Hades listened to the singing of Orpheus, everyone was enchanted by his song. The god Hades listened to Orpheus with his head bowed on his chest. Leaning her head against her husband's shoulder, Persephone listened to the song; Tears of sadness trembled on her eyelashes. Fascinated by the sounds of the song, Tantalus forgot the hunger and thirst that tormented him. Sisyphus stopped his hard, fruitless work. I sat down on that stone that was rolling up the mountain and thought deeply, deeply. Enchanted by the singing, the Danaids stood, they forgot about their bottomless vessel. The formidable three-faced goddess Hecate herself covered herself with her hands so that the tears in her eyes could not be seen. Tears glistened in the eyes of Erinyes, who knew no pity; even Orpheus touched them with his song. But now the strings of the golden cithara sound ever quieter, the song of Orpheus becomes quieter, and it froze, like a barely audible sigh of sadness.

Deep silence reigned all around. The god Hades interrupted this silence and asked Orpheus why he came to his kingdom, what he wanted to ask him for. Hades swore an unbreakable oath of the gods - by the waters of the River Styx - that he would fulfill the request of the wondrous singer. This is how Orpheus answered Hades:

Oh, mighty lord Hades, you accept all of us mortals into your kingdom when the days of our lives end. I did not come here to look at the horrors that fill your kingdom, not to lead away, like Hercules, the guardian of your kingdom - the three-headed Kerberus. I came here to beg you to release my Eurydice back to earth. Bring her back to life; you see how I suffer for her! Think, lord, if they took away your wife Persephone from you, you too would suffer. You don’t return Eurydice forever. She will return again to your kingdom. Our lord Hades is a short life. Oh, let Eurydice experience the joys of life, because she came to your kingdom so young!

The god Hades thought and finally answered Orpheus:

Okay, Orpheus! I will return Eurydice to you. Lead her back to life, to the light of the sun. But you must fulfill one condition: you will go forward following the god Hermes, he will lead you, and Eurydice will follow you. But while traveling through the underworld, you should not look back. Remember! You look back, and Eurydice will immediately leave you and return forever to my kingdom.

Orpheus agreed to everything. He is in a hurry to go back as soon as possible. Quick as a thought, Hermes brought the shadow of Eurydice. Orpheus looks at her with delight. Orpheus wants to hug the shadow of Eurydice, but the god Hermes stopped him, saying:

Orpheus, you only embrace a shadow. Let's go quickly; our path is difficult.

We hit the road. Hermes walks ahead, followed by Orpheus, and behind him the shadow of Eurydice. They quickly passed the kingdom of Hades. Charon ferried them across the Styx in his boat. Here is the path that leads to the surface of the earth. The path is difficult. The path rises steeply, and it is all cluttered with stones. There is deep twilight all around. The figure of Hermes walking ahead is slightly visible in them. But then a light appeared far ahead. This is the way out. It seemed like everything was brighter all around. If Orpheus had turned around, he would have seen Eurydice. Is she following him? Didn't she remain in the complete darkness of the kingdom of the souls of the dead? Maybe she fell behind, because the path is so difficult! Eurydice fell behind and will be doomed to wander forever in the darkness. Orpheus slows down and listens. Can not hear anything. How can the steps of an ethereal shadow be heard? Orpheus becomes increasingly worried about Eurydice. More and more often he stops. Everything is brighter all around. Now Orpheus would clearly see the shadow of his wife. Finally, forgetting everything, he stopped and turned around. Almost next to him he saw the shadow of Eurydice. Orpheus extended his hands to her, but further, further the shadow - and drowned in darkness. Orpheus stood as if petrified, overcome with despair. He had to endure the secondary death of Eurydice, and he himself was the culprit of this second death.

Orpheus stood for a long time. It seemed as if life had left him; it seemed worth it marble statue. Finally, Orpheus moved, took a step, then another, and walked back to the shores of the gloomy Styx. He decided to return to the throne of Hades again, again begging him to return Eurydice. But old Charon did not take him across the Styx in his fragile boat, Orpheus begged him in vain, - the prayers of the inexorable singer Charon were not touched. For seven days and nights sad Orpheus sat on the bank of the Styx, shedding tears of sorrow, forgetting about food, about everything, lamenting gods of the dark kingdom of the souls of the dead. Only on the eighth day did he decide to leave the banks of the Styx and return to Thrace.

The beautiful love story of the ancient Greek youth Orpheus, the son of the god Apollo, and the beautiful nymph Eurydice still causes awe in the hearts of people. Legend has it that Orpheus had a special talent. He mastered playing the lyre perfectly, and his works made stones move towards the sound of enchanting melodies.

One day he met the wondrous Eurydice, and love took possession of his heart. They got married, but their happiness was short-lived. While walking through the forest, Eurydice was bitten by a snake. The young man did not have time to help his beloved. He could only watch as death carried her on its wings to the kingdom of the dead.

Life without Eurydice made no sense for Orpheus. He abandoned music and singing, giving his heart to be torn apart by pain. Time passed, but the young man did not get any easier. And then he decided to go to the kingdom of the dead to persuade Hades to let Eurydice go. The young man was even ready to stay there if the god of the underworld refused his request.

For a long time Orpheus searched for the way to the kingdom of the dead until he found himself in deep cave. Here he found a stream that flowed into the River Styx. The black waters of the Styx washed the domain of Hades, where Eurydice was.

Coming to the shore of the Styx, Orpheus began to wait for Charon, the carriers of dead souls. Finally he saw the rook. She swam to the shore and souls of the dead filled it. Orpheus also hurried to take a seat in it, but the carrier did not let him in. The living have no place in Hades. And then Orpheus took the cithara in his hands and began to sing. His voice was so full of melancholy that the waters of the Styx calmed down, and Charon imbued with the musician’s pain and took him with him.

All the way, Orpheus sang and played the cithara until the boat reached the shores of the kingdom of the dead. The way forward The young man was full of chilling horror and encounters with monsters. But he overcame everything and approached the god Hades with a song. Having bowed to him, Orpheus sang about his unhappy love and melted the hearts of the gods with his talent. Hades was so fascinated by the young man’s music that he decided to fulfill his every wish. Orpheus wanted only one thing - for Eurydice to become alive again.

Hades decided to fulfill his promise, but with one condition: the lovers could meet only when they found themselves among living people. Until this moment, Eurydice will follow her husband as a shadow, who under no circumstances should look back. Otherwise, the girl will forever remain in the kingdom of Hades.

And now Orpheus has already overcome the kingdom of the dead, crossed the Styx - there is only a short distance left to the world of the living. IN last moment he decided to look back and make sure that Eurydice’s shadow was really following him. As soon as he extended his hand to her, the girl disappeared.

Maddened with grief, Orpheus decided to again ask Hades to return his beloved. But no matter how long he stood on the shore of the Styx, Charon never sailed. The young man had to return to the world of living people alone. But the rest of his life was filled with longing for Eurydice. He walked around the world and composed songs, telling stories about his beautiful wife and tragic love.

So it says ancient greek legend, in which music became a vessel for sincere and lively emotions.

The great singer Orpheus, the son of the river god Eager and the muse Calliope, lived in distant Thrace. Orpheus' wife was the beautiful nymph Eurydice. Orpheus loved her dearly. But Orpheus did not enjoy a happy life with his wife for long. One day, soon after the wedding, the beautiful Eurydice was picking spring flowers with her young nymph friends in a green valley. Eurydice did not notice the snake in the thick grass and stepped on it. The snake bit Orpheus's young wife in the leg. Eurydice screamed loudly and fell into the arms of her friends who ran up. Eurydice turned pale and her eyes closed. The snake's venom ended her life. Eurydice's friends were horrified, and their mournful cry was heard far away. Orpheus heard him. He hurries to the valley and there he sees the corpse of his dearly beloved wife. Orpheus fell into despair. He could not come to terms with this loss. He mourned his Eurydice for a long time, and all nature cried, hearing his sad singing.

Finally, Orpheus decided to descend into the dark kingdom of the souls of the dead to beg Hades and Persephone to return his wife to him. Through the gloomy cave of Tenara, Orpheus descended to the banks of the sacred river Styx.

Orpheus stands on the banks of the Styx. How can he cross to the other side, to where the kingdom of Hades is located? The shadows of the dead crowd around Orpheus. Their groans are barely audible, like the rustle of leaves falling in the forest in late autumn. Then the splash of oars was heard in the distance. This is the approaching boat of the carrier of the souls of the dead, Charon. Charon moored to the shore. Orpheus asks to transport him along with the souls to the other side, but the stern Charon refused him. No matter how Orpheus prays to him, he still hears one answer from Charon: “No!”

In the north of Greece, in Thrace, lived the singer Orpheus. He had a wonderful gift of songs, and his fame spread throughout the land of the Greeks.

The beautiful Eurydice fell in love with him for his songs. She became his wife. But their happiness was short-lived. One day Orpheus and Eurydice were in the forest. Orpheus played his seven-stringed cithara and sang. Eurydice was picking flowers in the meadows. Unnoticed, she moved far from her husband, into the wilderness of the forest. Suddenly it seemed to her that someone was running through the forest, breaking branches, chasing her, she got scared and, throwing the flowers, ran back to Orpheus. She ran, without knowing the road, through the thick grass and in a rapid run stepped into a snake’s nest. The snake wrapped itself around her leg and bit her. Eurydice screamed loudly in pain and fear and fell onto the grass. Orpheus heard his wife's plaintive cry from a distance and hurried to her. But he saw large black wings flash between the trees - it was Death that was carrying Eurydice into the underworld.

Great was the grief of Orpheus. He left people and spent whole days alone, wandering through the forests, pouring out his melancholy in songs. And there was such power in these melancholy songs that the trees moved from their places and surrounded the singer. Animals came out of their holes, birds left their nests, stones moved closer. And everyone listened to how he missed his beloved.

Nights and days passed, but Orpheus could not console himself, his sadness grew with every hour.

No, I can’t live without Eurydice! - he said. - The land is not dear to me without her. Let Death take me too, let me at least be in the underworld with my beloved!

But Death did not come. And Orpheus decided to go to the kingdom of the dead himself.

For a long time he searched for the entrance to the underground kingdom and, finally, in the deep cave of Tenara he found a stream that flowed into the underground river Styx. Along the bed of this stream, Orpheus descended deep underground and reached the bank of the Styx. Beyond this river began the kingdom of the dead.

The waters of the Styx are black and deep, and it is scary for the living to step into them. Orpheus heard sighs and quiet crying behind him - these were the shadows of the dead, like him, who were waiting for crossing into a country from which no one can return.

A boat separated from the opposite shore: the carrier of the dead, Charon, was sailing for new newcomers. Charon silently moored to the shore, and shadows obediently filled the boat. Orpheus began to ask Charon:

Take me to the other side too! But Charon refused:

I only transfer the dead to the other side. When you die, I will come for you!

Have pity! - Orpheus prayed. - I don’t want to live anymore! It's hard for me to stay on earth alone! I want to see my Eurydice!

The stern ferryman pushed him away and was about to set sail from the shore, but the strings of the cithara rang plaintively, and Orpheus began to sing. Sad and gentle sounds echoed under the gloomy arches of Hades. The cold waves of the Styx stopped, and Charon himself, leaning on his oar, listened to the song. Orpheus entered the boat, and Charon obediently transported him to the other side. Hearing the hot song of the living about undying love, the shadows of the dead flew from all sides. Orpheus walked boldly through the silent kingdom of the dead, and no one stopped him.

So he reached the palace of the ruler of the underworld, Hades, and entered a vast and gloomy hall. High on the golden throne sat the formidable Hades and next to him his beautiful queen Persephone.

With a sparkling sword in his hand, in a black cloak, with huge black wings, the god of Death stood behind Hades, and his servants, Kera, crowded around him, flying on the battlefield and taking the lives of warriors. The stern judges of the underworld sat to the side of the throne and judged the dead for their earthly deeds.

Memories were hidden in the dark corners of the hall, behind the columns. They had scourges made of live snakes in their hands, and they painfully stung those standing before the court.

Orpheus saw many kinds of monsters in the kingdom of the dead: Lamia, which steals small children from mothers at night, and the terrible Empusa with donkey legs, drinking the blood of people, and ferocious Stygian dogs.

Only younger brother the god of Death - the god of Sleep, young Hypnos, beautiful and joyful, rushed around the hall on his light wings, stirring a sleepy drink in his silver horn, which no one on earth can resist - even the great one himself Thunderer Zeus falls asleep when Hypnos splashes his potion on him.

Hades looked menacingly at Orpheus, and everyone around him began to tremble.

But the singer approached the throne of the gloomy ruler and sang even more inspired: he sang about his love for Eurydice.

Persephone listened to the song without breathing, and tears rolled from her beautiful eyes. The terrible Hades bowed his head on his chest and thought. The God of Death lowered his sparkling sword.

The singer fell silent, and the silence lasted for a long time. Then Hades raised his head and asked:

What are you looking for, singer, in the kingdom of the dead? Tell me what you want and I promise to fulfill your request.

Orpheus said to Hades:

Lord! Our life on earth is short, and Death overtakes us all someday and takes us to your kingdom - no mortal can escape it. But I, alive, myself came to the kingdom of the dead to ask you: give me back my Eurydice! She had lived so little on earth, had so little time to rejoice, loved so briefly... Let her go, lord, to earth! Let her live in the world a little longer, let her enjoy the sun, warmth and light and the greenery of the fields, the spring beauty of the forests and my love. After all, she will return to you after all!

So spoke Orpheus and asked Persephone:

Intercede for me, beautiful queen! You know how good life is on earth! Help me get my Eurydice back!

Let it be as you ask! - Hades said to Orpheus. - I will return Eurydice to you. You can take her with you up to the bright earth. But you have to promise...

Anything you want! - Orpheus exclaimed. - I’m ready to do anything to see my Eurydice again!

You must not see her until you come out into the light,” Hades said. - Return to earth and know: Eurydice will follow you. But don't look back and don't try to look at her. If you look back, you will lose her forever!

And Hades ordered Eurydice to follow Orpheus.

Orpheus quickly headed towards the exit from the kingdom of the dead. Like a spirit, he passed through the land of Death, and the shadow of Eurydice followed him. They entered Charon's boat, and he silently transported them back to the shore of life. A steep rocky path led up to the ground.

Orpheus slowly climbed the mountain. It was dark and quiet around him and quiet behind him, as if no one was following him. Only his heart was beating:

“Eurydice! Eurydice!

Finally it began to get lighter ahead, and the exit to the ground was close. And the closer the exit was, the brighter it became ahead, and now everything around was clearly visible.

Anxiety squeezed Orpheus’s heart: is Eurydice here? Is he following him? Forgetting everything in the world, Orpheus stopped and looked around.

Where are you, Eurydice? Let me look at you! For a moment, very close, he saw a sweet shadow, a dear, beautiful face... But only for a moment. Eurydice's shadow immediately flew away, disappeared, melted into the darkness.

Eurydice?!

With a desperate cry, Orpheus began to go back down the path and again came to the shore of the black Styx and called for the ferryman. But in vain he prayed and called: no one responded to his prayers. For a long time Orpheus sat on the bank of the Styx alone and waited. He didn't wait for anyone.

He had to return to earth and live. But he couldn't forget his only love- Eurydice, and the memory of her lived in his heart and in his songs.

Literature:
Smirnova V. //Heroes of Hellas, - M.: "Children's Literature", 1971 - p.103-109