Orpheus
Legendary musician whose songs could charm all living things and even stones. Orpheus descended to the underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice, moving Hades with his music but losing her by looking back. His story explores art's power, the limits of human will against death, and the tragic consequences of doubt. Orpheus represents the artist's relationship with loss, the creative impulse born from grief, and music's ability to bridge worlds. Torn apart by maenads, his severed head continued singing.
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