CLASS 5-ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

L-7

ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

EX C.

Q1.

A1.Orpheus was the son of Apollo,the Sun God.He could enchant not only men but also wild beasts with his music.Even trees and rocks were affected by it and tried to move and follow the sounds of his starins.

Q2.

A2.Orpheus and Eurydice were wandering through the flowery meadow when she stepped on a poisonous snake.The snake bit her and she died at once.

Q3.

A3.Orpheus played his lyre to charm the boatman who carried him across the Styx,the river of death.At the gates of Hades,Cerberus,the dog who guarded the gates,tried to pounce on him.But Orpheus immediately started playing on his lyre,and Cerberus was so enchanted that he listened motionless and Orpheus easily went across the gates.

Q4.

A4.Pluto could not resist the pleading of Orpheus to get his wife back.

Q5.

A5.Orpheus was overcome with anxiety for Eurydice.He wondered if she was really coming behind him .He was afraid that she might have fallen, or some terrible creature might have seized her.So he looked back over his shoulder to assure himself that she was with him.But the moment he looked back,Eurydice disappeared from his view.