Orpheus and Eurydice: He Sang Death Into Giving Her Back… So Why Did He Look Back?

Orpheus was the singer of Greek myth whose songs moved stones and trees. When his new bride Eurydice died from a snake bite, he did what almost no living man had dared: he walked into the underworld and sang to the king and queen of the dead. And they said yes. On one condition. This is the complete story of Orpheus and Eurydice, told as one calm, continuous story, based on the Roman poet Ovid, with the other ancient versions from Virgil, Apollodorus, Plato and Pausanias. Chapters 00:00 The last steps 02:16 The singer 05:58 A wedding with a bad omen 08:38 The way down 11:05 The song for the king and queen 16:32 One condition 18:52 The climb 23:13 Seven days at the river 33:30 The women on the hill 38:30 The answer Sources: Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.1-219 and 11.1-99 (translated by Brookes More, 1922); Virgil, Georgics 4.453-527 (translated by James Rhoades); Apollodorus, The Library 1.3.2, 1.9.16, 1.9.25 and 2.4.9 (translated by J. G. Frazer, 1921); Plato, Symposium 179d (translated by W. R. M. Lamb, 1925); Pausanias, Description of Greece 9.30. The images and animation in this video were made with AI tools, guided by the ancient texts. The narration is AI voiced. Ancient Tales Reborn: the great myths of Greece and the ancient world, told as complete stories you can watch or simply listen to. Website: https://www.ancienttalesreborn.com #Orpheus #GreekMythology #Eurydice