Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mythology
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Greek_mythology
tragic love story |
| gptkbp:condition |
Orpheus must not look back at Eurydice until they reach the upper world.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
myth of Orpheus
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Jean_Cocteau's_Orphic_Trilogy
numerous poems and artworks opera Orfeo by Monteverdi |
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Persephone
gptkb:Hades gptkb:Eurydice |
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Orpheus
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| gptkbp:mentionedIn |
gptkb:Ovid's_Metamorphoses
gptkb:Virgil's_Georgics |
| gptkbp:origin |
Ancient Greece
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
Orpheus descends to the Underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice.
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| gptkbp:recordedAt |
6th century BCE
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| gptkbp:result |
Orpheus looks back and loses Eurydice forever.
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| gptkbp:symbolizes |
irreversibility of death
power of art |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:music
death loss love |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Orpheus_Descending
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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