Of all the mysteries of Ancient Greece, the Orphic Mysteries based on the myth of Orpheus are the most intriguing.

Suddenly Orpheus spots someone in the branches of the tree above him - it is Eurydice, the nymph (or spirit) of the tree. She encourages him to play on and he, in turn, encourages her to come and ...

The Greeks knew this: Orpheus, the peerless and beautiful singer, won the charming Eurydice. But Aristaeus, ancient kin of Pan, whose very name meant the good, pursued her one day, and she was ...

The musical, which won a Tony Award, was also inspired by the Greek myth of Eurydice and her lover Orpheus. Ruhl’s “Eurydice” is not recommended for anyone under the age of 13, Dickstein ...

Sarah Duhl’s Eurydice, which reimagines Orvid’s classic Orpheus myth by retelling the Greek tragedy from the eyes of his ...

The story has been the subject of artists including a painting by Titian and a sculpture by Auguste Rodin. It’s also been made into operas and ballets and films. Most were focused on Orpheus, but in ...

Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice is a different perspective from the mythical story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The play follows Eurydice into the underworld where she finds her father and has to fight to ...

“After Eurydice” began with a haunting rendition of the song “Seikilos Epitaph,” performed in Greek by the show’s ensemble ...