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Cadmus • Pr i nc eofPhoeni c i a • Br ot herofEur opa • Abduct edbyZeusi nbul l f or m,t ak ent oEur ope • Mot herofMi nos • Cadmuss entbyhi sf at hert obr i ngbac kEur opa

Cadmusandt heOr ac l e • Fol l owsEur poat oGr eece • Cr edi t edwi t hi nv ent i onoft heGr eekal phabet • Vi s i t sOr ac l eofDel phi • Pr ophec y : • Mus tabandonhi sques t • Fol l owac owwi t hahal f moonmar k • Foundac i t ywher es hel i esdownt or es t

Cadmusv s .t heDr agon • Seest hecow,f ol l owsherunt i ls hel i esdowni nBoeot i a • Dec i dest os ac r i ficet hecowt oAt hena • Sendshi sment of et c hwat er • Theyar eki l l edbyadr agon • Cadmusdef eat st hedr agon • Buthecan' tf oundt hec i t yal one Cadmusf oundsThebes • At henaappear s • t el l shi mt os owt hedr agonst eet hi nt hegr ound • Ar medmens pr i ngup • Cadmust hr owsar oc k ,t heys t ar tfight i ngeac hot her • Fi v es ur v i v e,bec omet hecof ounder sofThebes • Ances t or sofThebesnobl ef ami l i es • For es hadowsc i vi l war ,f ami l yvi ol enc e

Cadmusv sAr es • Dr agonwass ac r edt oAr es • Ar esf or c esCadmust os er v ehi mf or8y ear s • Cadmusmar r i esAr es ’ daught erHar moni a • Nec k l aceofHar moni a=weddi nggi f t ,al way sbr i ngsmi s f or t une • Rul i nghous eoft hebesc ur s edf or ev er • Fami l yv sf ami l yv i ol enc e

Pent heus • Cadmus ’gr ands on,t ak esov eraski ngofThebes • Out l awswor s hi pofDi ony s us( newgod,s onofauntSemel e) • Di ony s usangr y • Dr i v esThebanwomani nt or i t ualf r enz y • Lur esPent heusoutt os eet hem • Women( i ncl udi ngmot herandaunt s )t earPent heusapar t

Deat hofCadmus • Cadmust i r edofmi s f or t une • Ki l l i ngt hedr agon=gr eat es ts uc ces s/ mi s t ak e • Pat t er nf orThebes :doi ngt he“ r i ghtt hi ng”l eadst odi sast er • As k sZeust ot r ans f or m hi mi nt oas nak e • Hi swi f eHar moni aj oi nshi m • Ev ent ual l ybr oughtt ot heEl y s i anFi el ds

pr eHer ac l esHer oes • Her oes • Per s eus • Bel l er ophon • Cadmus • Themes • Ear t hv sSky

Or pheus • Bor ni nThr ac e( nor t her nbor derofGr eece) • Sonofmor t alk i ngorApol l o • Fav or i t eofApol l o • Taughtt obet hegr eat es tmus i c i anandpoetev er( es p.wi t hl y r e) • Coul dc har m ani mal s ,pl ant s ,andr oc ks

Or pheusandEur y di ce • Or pheuspar t i c i pat esi nt hequestoft heAr gonaut s • Fal l si nl ov ewi t hny mphEur y di c e • Thei rweddi ng • Eur ydi cewal k i ngt hr ought hegr as s • Bi t t eni nt heank l ebyas nak e • Eur ydi cedi es Or pheus ’Kat abas i s

• Or pheusgoest ot heUnder wor l d • Ent r eat sHadesandPer s ephone • As k sf orEur y di c ebac k • Pl ay shi sL y r e Eur y di c eRel eas ed • Eur y di c eal l owedt or et ur n,f ol l owOr pheus • Onecondi t i on:Or pheusc annotl ookbac kather • Cantr es i s tl ook i ngbac k • Eur ydi cer et ur nst ot heUnder wor l d

Gr i efofOr pheus • Or pheuswander st hewor l d • Ov i d’ set i ol ogi c al i nt er pr et at i on • Or pheusi nv ent st hec us t om ofpeder as t y • Ar i s t oc r at i cadul tment ak i ngy oungmal el ov er s( i nt hei rt eens ) • I nt egr alpar tofGr eekc ul t ur e( mi l i t ar y ,pol i t i cs ) • St r engt henss oc i albonds ,t eac her s t udentr el at i onshi p Deat hofOr pheus • FoundbyMaenads( c r azyf emal eoff ol l ower sofDi ony s us) • Tor napar t • Bodypar t st hr owni nt ot heHebr osr i v er • Was hedoutt os ea • Bur i edoni s l andofLesbos( c ent erofhi sc ul t ) • Or ac l eofOr pheus • Goest oEl y s i anFi el ds ,r euni t edwi t hEur y di ce

Or phi cMy s t er i es • Famousc ul tbas edar oundOr pheus • My s t er yr el i gi on( l i k eEl eus i ni anMy s t er i es ) • Hav et odowi t hf er t i l i t y ,af t er l i f e • Appear edar oundt he6t hcent .BCE • Taughtbyt r av el i ngpr i es t s • Bas edonOr phi cHy mns • Poemsbel i ev edt obewr i t t enbyOr pheus

Al t er nat i v eOr phi cCr eat i onMy t h • Or phi ct ex t shav eal t er nat ev er s i onofMy t hol ogy • Di ony s us =s onofZeusandPer s ephone • Zeusmak esDi ony susk i ngoft hegods • Ti t ansj eal ous ,di s memberDi ony s us

• Di ony s usr es ur r ec t ed( r ebor nf r om Zeus ) ,Zeusdes t r oy sTi t answi t ht hunder bol t • Humansbor nf or mt heas hes( hal f -t i t ani c,hal fDi ony s i an) Or phi cBel i ef s • Humansc oul dpur i f yt hems el v es ,getr i dofTi t ani cel ement st hr oughOr phi cr i t ual s • Gai nabet t eraf t er l i f e( s omek i ndofr ei nc ar nat i oni nv ol v ed?) • Or phi cl i f es t y l e • Veget ar i ans • Av oi dbl oods ac r i fic e Qui z :per s eus ,bel l er ophon,Cadmus ,andOr pheus...