EP 53: The Doomed Love of Orpheus and Eurydice

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Garner's Greek Mythology

Patrick Garner

69 episodes

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Send us a text The hero of the Odyssey and the Trojan War has to navigate treacherous waters and deities on his 10-year journey home. We join Odysseus for part of it. Meet Circe, the Sirens, and the sea monsters that slow his passage. If the trip had been ranked on a travel website, it would have gotten a negative rating. Support the show Tweet me comments at @Garner_images, or email any episode suggestions to patrickgarner@me.com

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EP 53: The Doomed Love of Orpheus and Eurydice

Garner's Greek Mythology

20 minutes

2 years ago

EP 53: The Doomed Love of Orpheus and Eurydice

Send us a textOrpheus, Apollo’s son, became famous for his extraordinary music and poetry. As talented as he was, he was unable to find love. But one golden afternoon he saw Eurydice, a beautiful nymph. The two fell in love.But their love was fated to be short. When Eurydice died, Orpheus descended to Hades’ underworld to bring her back. There he succeeded — and failed.If you love this podcast, you'll also enjoy Garner's audible novel about the gods, Homo Divinitas, now available on Amazon.co...