The best known Orpheus myth is about his love to Eurydice, described in several musical masterpieces. When Orpheus' wife, Eurydice, was killed he went to the underworld to bring her back. Fascinated by the beauty of his music the god of the underworld allowed Eurydice to return to the world of the living.

What happened in the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?

The Short Story

Orpheus and Eurydice get married, but later that night, Eurydice is bit by a snake and dies. So far, so terrible. Overcome with grief, Orpheus travels to the Underworld to bring her back to life. ... He turns to look at Eurydice and she is immediately sent back to the Underworld – forever.

Where is the story of Orpheus?

He was living in Thrace, on the northeastern part of Greece. Orpheus had a divinely gifted voice that could charm everyone who heard it. When he was presented first the lyre as a boy, he had it mastered in no time at all.