The great musician, Orpheus, was very much in love with his wife, Eurydice, and couldn’t imagine life without her. Which is why, when Eurydice was tragically killed by the bite of the snake, Orpheus was completely heartbroken; a shell of a man, if you will.

But Orpheus wasn’t about to give up the But Orpheus wasn’t about to give up the love of his life that easily, and so (taking advice from the Gods) began his quest to get Eurydice back from the Underworld (where dead souls go).

He battled his way to the centre of the Underworld, on his way encountering all sorts of terrifying creatures, including a three-headed dog.

Once there, he found Eurydice being held captive by the God of the dead, Hades. Orpheus whipped out his lyre and played his beautiful music to Hades, who was so impressed with it that he allowed Eurydice to go with Orpheus… on one teeny tiny little condition:

Orpheus was to walk in front of her and not look back until the two of them were back in the real world.

Orpheus did as he was told, the whole time trusting that Eurydice was actually behind him. He eventually reached the mortal world and immediately turned around to see the love of his life… who had not yet reached mortal ground.

In an instant Eurydice had vanished and Orpheus had lost her to the Underworld forever.