The Myth of Orpheus & Eurydice

A greek love story or something more?

Are you familiar with the story of Orpheus and Eurydice? It’s a Greek mythology, part parable, part warning wrapped in tragedy. I’ve heard it told various ways, often showing up in other works like Shakespeare, tv shows like Netflix’s The Sandman, or movies like Hamnet, but it’s almost always framed the same way: as a love story. But what struck me rece…