Orpheus

What was one purpose of this legend for the Greeks?

• To explain where daffodils come from

• To explain where fire came from

• To examine death and the afterlife

• to represent nonfiction stories

What is one purpose this myth serves for contemporary (you) readers?

• to acknowledge and describe the anguish of losing a loved one

• to inspire you to not play music

• to teach you about Zeus

• to help you read nonfiction stories

How did Orpheus get past Charon and Cerberus into the underworld?

• He ran super fast

• He moved them with his music

• He dug a tunnel underneath them to crawl through

• He gave Charon may coins to pay him off, and Cerberus many dog treats

Orpheus fails to rescue Eurydice _________

• Because the Maenads want him to love them instead

• Because Charon will not grant him passage across the River Styx

• Because Sisyphus is not moved by his song

• Because he turns around to look at her

The ferryboat captain who takes Orpheus across the River Styx is named _________

• Mrs. Dunn

• Cerberus

• Charon

• Persephone

What was a special talent of Orpheus?

• his super strength

• his ability to sing and play music

• his cunning

• all of the answers

Why did the ferryman permit Orpheus, a living soul, to cross the river Styx?

• He was enchanted by his music.

• He felt sorry for him.

• He was under strict orders from Hades

• all of the answers

What happens when Orpheus tries to return to the Underworld?

•  He is unable to persuade the ferryman to take him there.

• Hades refuses to talk to him. 

•  He is frightened away by the monsters. 

• He is unable to see in the grayness and the smoke. 

What instrument is Orpheus famous for playing?

• Flute

• Lyre

• Drums

• Guitar

What is one thing that Orpheus does NOT sing about to persuade the rulers of the Underworld to give his wife back?

• threatens to kidnap Cerberus if he isn't given Eurydice

• that Hades was also subject to the power of love.

• asks Hades to imagine the summer monthes when Persephone is gone lasting forever.

• asks Hades to imagine Persephones pale face crumbling into dust.