Orpheus is said to be the son of the god Apollo, a son of Zeus, and the muse Calliope, a daughter of Zeus. He is from Thrace. When he is young, his father gives him a stringed instrument called a lyre, and Orpheus turns out to be such a gifted musician that no mortal can resist the sound of his music. His gift seems to be divine. In fact, his voice and playing are so beautiful that not even an immortal can resist his music, and even trees are said to move themselves in order to come closer to him while he plays.It was no doubt that he was on the par of the gods when it comes to the music. Even the gods couldn’t match the Orpheus.People gather from near and far to listen to Orpheus play and sing, and one day, a beautiful wood nymph named Eurydice was a member of the audience.The two fall in love at first sight, and soon they cannot bear to be apart. Their wedding was a lovely one, but the god of marriage, Hymenaeus, delivers an ominous warning that their happy union will not last.O
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