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Orpheus and Eurydice (Orpheus)

Orpheus played the lyre so beautifully that he was allowed to lead Eurydice out of the Underworld. He looked back too soon, and she had to remain.

Grades 6–8. Myth.

How it connects

The story is about music, love, and one forbidden look.

Latin words that go with this card: carmen, femina.

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