<P> Orpheus , a poet and musician that had almost supernatural abilities to move anyone to his music , descended to the Underworld as a living mortal to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice after she was bitten by a poisonous snake on their wedding day . With his lyre - playing skills , he was able to put a spell on the guardians of the underworld and move them with his music . With his beautiful voice he was able to convince Hades and Persephone to allow him and his wife to return to the living . The rulers of the Underworld agreed , but under one condition -- Eurydice would have to follow behind Orpheus and he could not turn around to look at her . Once Orpheus reached the entrance , he turned around , longing to look at his beautiful wife , only to watch as his wife faded back into the Underworld . He was forbidden to return to the Underworld a second time and he spent his life playing his music to the birds and the mountains . </P>
<P> Orpheus , a poet and musician that had almost supernatural abilities to move anyone to his music , descended to the Underworld as a living mortal to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice after she was bitten by a poisonous snake on their wedding day . With his lyre - playing skills , he was able to put a spell on the guardians of the underworld and move them with his music . With his beautiful voice he was able to convince Hades and Persephone to allow him and his wife to return to the living . The rulers of the Underworld agreed , but under one condition -- Eurydice would have to follow behind Orpheus and he could not turn around to look at her . Once Orpheus reached the entrance , he turned around , longing to look at his beautiful wife , only to watch as his wife faded back into the Underworld . He was forbidden to return to the Underworld a second time and he spent his life playing his music to the birds and the mountains . </P>
who went to the underworld in greek mythology
who went to the underworld in greek mythology
Orpheus
Orpheus