Orpheus seeks Eurydice

[bouquiniste]

Don't worry; I won't turn around.

 

[satin_desires]

Only if you play the lyre, of course.

 

[bouquiniste]

Only if you play the lyre, of course.

That was a given, of course, though if you see any of Dionysus' Mænads skulking about, I hope you're give a warning shout.

Here then we arrive at the crux of the reason for which men are so bewildered by women.

"I want a lyre, but I don't want a liar."

Surely there's a meme lurking here somewhere; perhaps Linus and Herakles could unravel it?

 

[shygirl5490]

Don't worry; I won't turn around.

No matter how many retellings of the myth there are I am still always shocked when he turns around. Breaks my heart every time.

 

[Specula]

No matter how many retellings of the myth there are I am still always shocked when he turns around. Breaks my heart every time.

Yes, it is a VERY powerful moment - his very action the cause of his and her undoing

 

[DeepBlueEyedGuy]

No matter how many retellings of the myth there are I am still always shocked when he turns around. Breaks my heart every time.

Me too. Every time. And it kills me.