• Cocteau later, rather loosely, adapted the play to the better known film Orpheus (1950). The scene is Orpheus and Eurydice's home in Thrace. There is a...
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    Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek: Ὀρφεύς, Εὐρυδίκη, Orpheus, Eurydikē) concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace for the beautiful Eurydice. Orpheus was...
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    containing purported relics of Orpheus were regarded as oracles[citation needed]. Several etymologies for the name Orpheus have been proposed. A probable...
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  • Orpheus Descending is a three-act play by Tennessee Williams. It was first presented on Broadway on March 17, 1957, with Maureen Stapleton and Cliff Robertson...
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  • Breno Mello. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which set the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in a contemporary favela...
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  • that in the myth Orpheus succumbs to his desires and looks back at Eurydice, while in Ruhl's version Eurydice calls out to Orpheus (causing him to look...
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  • Look up Orpheus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orpheus was a legendary figure in Greek mythology, chief among poets and musicians. Orpheus may also...
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  • Orpheus (1950), and Testament of Orpheus (1960). Set in contemporary Paris, the story of the film is a variation of the classic Greek myth of Orpheus...
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    justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, whom Orpheus tried to bring back from the dead with his enchanting music. Several...
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  • of Orpheus. It is, however, tied with Wraith: The Oblivion, White Wolf's previous game dealing with the afterlife; some of the events in Orpheus are...
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