Caberto, Dave Patrick G. English 10 Mrs. Janice C.

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Topics/Concepts I (3) New Insights I Had (3) Discussion
Summary Do Not Understand After Reading the Questions I Have about
myth the myth
The story tells about Orpheus  Based on the  I used to think 1. At the end of the
and how he used his talent in end of story, that trust is not story, they are
music to almost save his wife. it is stated that important in reunited. Are they
that they life because still happy being
In the story the following events reunited after almost together? Or Is
were cited: both of them everything is their relationship
 There were nine died. I do not doubtable but with each other
goddesses called understand as I read the changed after a
Muses. They were born the reason story, I realized long time and all
out of Zeus and why Orpheus that trust is the challenges
Mnemosyne. Each of didn’t kill really necessary they had? Or
them presided over a himself so he especially in Eurydice knew
different art or science. could meet love. that Orpheus
 One of the Muses is his wife  I thought that didn’t trust that
Calliope, mother of earlier. love is just a she is still
Orpheus. She gave her  It is thing where two following him in
son a remarkable talent mentioned in people like each his back?
for music. the story that other but after 2. There are many
 Orpheus can play his the two reading the types of animal
lyre to the point that all lovers myth, I know that could kill
things on earth are clasped each that love can do Eurydice, why
charmed. other and anything. If you does it have to be
 Orpheus is married to a turned to truly love the snake? Does
young woman named leave. Why someone else, the snake
Eurydice. They are didn’t you would risk symbolize
happy for many years Orpheus just yourself just to anything? If
until she died because of hold make him or her Orpheus is a
a snakebite. Eurydice’s feel better. talented
 Orpheus tried to hands  I used to think musician, why the
overcome his grief by without that analyzing snake is not
singing sad melodies but looking to her my strengths tamed just like
he failed. until they and what happened to
 He decided to follow reach the weaknesses is the wild beasts?
Eurydice in the earth? not that 3. In our life, we are
underworld even he  It is stated in important discovering our
knows to himself that no the story that because it is talents, but in the
mortal like him has ever gods gave just a waste of story, Orpheus
been there before but he Orpheus a time, but after I knew it right
still didn’t give up to scanned the away. How did
condition.
bring her back. text, I realized Orpheus know
 He climbed into a cave Why is it that he could play
necessary for that it is really
that led him to the significant a lyre so well?
underworld until he the gods to Did his mother
give him that because we can
reached the river Styx. use those tell him? How is
He used his talent so he condition? he so confident
strengths or
can pass Cerberus, a talents on that he could use
three headed dog. overcoming our it to charm the
 Orpheus came to the problems. king and queen of
palace of Hades and the underworld?
Persephone. He
charmed them with a
 gentle music. It is the
first time their hearts are
melted after all the
months in the
underworld so they
summoned Eurydice for
Orpheus.
 There is a condition that
Orpheus shouldn’t look
back to Eurydice until
they reach the earth.
 Orpheus told Eurydice
that they are almost
there but she did not
answer because she
had not heard him.
 He looked back and
checked if she is still
following him.
Unfortunately, he saw
her arms so she
disappeared and carried
back to the underworld.
 Orpheus tried to follow
her but the gods would
not allow it. He is alone
and singing sad songs to
trees. After a long time,
he died and reunited
with Eurydice.