Plot twist. Eurydice did not love Orpheus. She was the incarnation of Persephone and was in love with Hades. But her earthly parents forced her to marry Orpheus, someone who was a 'known' spouse killer and abuser. He married women for their inheritance, got an heir, then killed them in 'accidents", to claim their fortune. Eurydice kills herself on her wedding night with Orpheus so that she can be with her true husband in the underworld. And also that she would remain faithful, no simi-legal coerced adultery. When Orpheus turns up in the underworld, Hades and Eurydice decide to torment him and punish him for his crimes- taunting him with the end being in reach but lost. They are the ones who convince the mycines to rend Orpheus to pieces (Mycines as the wraiths of past lovers?).
Adonis
Who killed Adonis? I am going to go with a team effort between Hephaestus and Ares. They are jealous that Aphrodite is spending so much time with Adonis instead of them. So, they put aside their resentment for each other and team up to kill the man. Hephaestus creates a mechanical boar, and ares fills Adonis with so much arrogance and blood thirst that he overlooks Aphrodite's warnings.
Atlanta and Hypodima
Noo, I want Atlanta to win the race. Let her be a strong independent and mindful woman-not some flighty wench. It would be wonderful if she won the foot race, then because of her notoriety, Athena and Artemis quarrel over who gets to have her as a hand maiden. But Atlanta refuses to join either one out of petty means and finds a minor goddess to serve instead.
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| Eurydice by Sorskc DeviantArt |
Bibliography: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Tony Kline. Source
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