Orpheus and Eurydice

Dustin Bucher
Orpheus and Eurydice
Mythology period. 7
16 September 2008

Orpheus and Eurydice
Have you ever heard, if you love someone you would do anything for him or her. In this myth Orpheus was in love with Eurydice and love was in their control, but once married, Eurydice dies in a sudden incident. Orpheus and Eurydice’s story is important, because it tells what can happen if you make one mistake; you can have everything taken away in an instant. The way this myth can be analyzed in three ways, or levels; Natural which tells the big picture, the social, which says the medium details in a story, and the psychological tells the most detail in a small way. What this myth tells is be carful what you do because it can cost you.

In this story Orpheus has the gift of music on a Natural level. He can charm anyone by the sweet sound of his voice, everyone gives up anything to listen to him. He had no competition anywhere in Greece. He would sing everywhere thought the forest catching anything in his path to listen to him, including the trees. Every god in Polypus loves music Orpheus’s first love was Eurydice; he got her through music just because she couldn’t resist his temptation.

On the Social Level, this can be seen when Orpheus pulls the love of his life Eurydice towards him through music. This can be seen today in many relationships with teenagers, and some college partners. Music is said to be one of the most powerful things towards starting a relationship, just because now there are so many songs talking about love, or relationships.

On a psychological level, you can feel how he feels when he lose Eurydice when she was attacked by a viper, Its like loosing a loved one, say a wife or a close family member. HE Tries to get her back, but once looses her again when he was told not to look back, but looks back to soon thinking that she is out, but lost her in an instant.