Nightsong
The Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice
New York : Orchard Books/Scholastic, 2006.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 133 pages ; 22 cm
The second book in bestselling author Michael Cadnum's thrilling collection of myths from Ovid's METAMORPHOSES.
Orpheus, a brave musician who is dearly loved by the gods and admired by all of humankind, attempts to use the power of song to rescue his beautiful wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld after she dies from a serpent bite on their wedding day. When Orpheus finally reaches the center of the Underworld, Hades relents to his beautiful music and agrees to set Eurydice free. However, he tells Orpheus that he must not look back at his wife as he leads her to the surface. Just before the couple reaches the upper world, Orpheus cannot help but look back at Eurydice, and he therefore loses her forever.
Orpheus, a brave musician who is dearly loved by the gods and admired by all of humankind, attempts to use the power of song to rescue his beautiful wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld after she dies from a serpent bite on their wedding day. When Orpheus finally reaches the center of the Underworld, Hades relents to his beautiful music and agrees to set Eurydice free. However, he tells Orpheus that he must not look back at his wife as he leads her to the surface. Just before the couple reaches the upper world, Orpheus cannot help but look back at Eurydice, and he therefore loses her forever.
Subjects:
Orpheus (Greek mythological character) -- Fiction.
Eurydice (Greek mythological character) -- Fiction.
Mythology, Greek -- Fiction.
Orpheus (Greek mythological character) -- Fiction.
Eurydice (Greek mythological character) -- Fiction.
Mythology, Greek -- Fiction.
Target Audience: 1080L
ISBN:
0439545358
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Cadnum | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |