Orpheus

Yet another story from Metamorphoses I love is that of Orpheus and Eurydice. I guess I am just a sucker for love stories, and this one is one of the best. A man loses the love of his life on their wedding day, and makes journeys through heaven and hell - literally - to find her again. I especially love the hearbreaking scene illustrated above, where Orpheus loses his love a second time.

This story reminds me I recently saw of a movie starring Robin Williams in which a man descends into hell to rescure his wife, who has comitted suicide. It is wonderful movie, I highly recommend it!