Analyzing the Development of Theme in Literature - Quiz - Level H

Why is it important that Orpheus was the greatest

musician who ever lived?

THEME: TRUE LOVE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. BUT

WITHOUT TRUST AND FAITH, IT CANNOT SURVIVE.

His music is powerful enough to free Eurydice from the

Underworld.

His music convinces Hades that Eurydice must remain in

the Underworld.

His beautiful music allows him to travel to the Underworld

unharmed.

His gift for music is the reason Eurydice fell in love with

him.

Respuesta :

Answer: His beautiful music allows him to travel to the Underworld  unharmed.

Explanation:

Orpheus is a Greek mythological hero, celebrated as a great musician, who is mourning the demise of Eurydice, his wife. He goes to the Underworld, the land of the dead, to try to save her. It was his singing and music playing what captivated the ferryman Charon and the dog Cerberus, keepers of the River Styx, to let him pass unharmed.