CLC 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Christian Mortalism, Greco-Roman Mysteries, Oeagrus
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Came back from dead because hades and persephone was moved by the song. They fetched her from the recent dead. Condition that orpheus could not look back at his wife. Mother: muse- father: apollo or thracian river god named oeagrus. Hymen (god of marriage) did not bless their wedding. Bride was bitten by snake and died; orpheus grieved. Orpheus descended to underworld; sang to persephone and hades. Explained that wife had been bitten by a snake and he could not get over his love for her. See hermes as the messenger of the gods/underworld (psychomorph) Orpheus" song touched everyone in the underworld. Eternal punishments stopped during the song; tantalus stopped reaching for food hat. Orpheus begged the ferryman of the underworld charon to take him back across but charon would not do it. Turned women to trees and then left thrace. Music in bacchic ritual but more strident than orpheus charming songs initiation mysteries.
