Rome

• Orpheus was believed to be a hero
• Orpheus's mother was the muse Calliope, one of the 9 goddesses of various art forms
• Orpheus's father was either Thracian King Oeagrus or Apollo
• Apollo gave Orpheus a lyre
• Calliope taught Orpheus to sing
• Orpheus's singing could enchant anyone, including gods, humans, animals, and inanimate objects like rocks and trees
• Orpheus is also part of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts
• At Orpheus and Eurydice's wedding, Hymen, the god of marriage, displayed omens of the ill-fated marriage
• Eurydice later died from being bitten by a snake
• Orpheus, overcome with grief, went down to the underworld to try to save Eurydice
• Orpheus played his lyre and sang to request Eurydice back on earth
• Orpheus addressed Proserpina and Pluto (Hades) in his plea
• Orpheus mentioned the nature of the death and beliefs on the afterlife in his reasoning
• People facing eternal punishments in the underworld stopped upon hearing Orpheus's song
• Proserpina and Pluto were moved by Orpheus's song and allowed Eurydice to escape on the condition that Orpheus doesn't look back
• Orpheus looked back before leaving the underworld, causing Eurydice to die a second time