Mythology: Orpheus was allowed to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice…

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Did you know? Orpheus was allowed to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice from the underworld — on one condition: he must not look back until both were above ground. Just before the end he looked. Eurydice was pulled away forever. It is one of the most influential tragic stories ever told.

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Orpheus was allowed to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice from the underworld — on one condition: he must not look back until both were above ground. Just before the end he looked. Eurydice was pulled away forever. It is one of the most influential tragic stories ever told.

Orpheus mocht zijn dode vrouw Eurydike uit de onderwereld terughalen — op één voorwaarde: hij mocht niet omkijken tot ze beiden boven waren. Net voor het einde keek hij om. Eurydike werd voor altijd weggetrokken. Het is een van de invloedrijkste tragische verhalen ooit verteld.

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