Soon after his marriage to Eurydice, Orpheus loses his bride to a serpent's bite. The tale of Orpheus' search for her through the underworld is one of the most beloved episodes from Ovid's masterpiece, The Metamorphoses. It's a classic myth of love beyond death, translated by Mary M. Innes.
Orpheus in the Underworld
ISBN: 0146001907
ISBN 13: 9780146001901
Publication Date: August 01, 1995
Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 96
Authors: Ovid, Mary M. Innes