The excerpt ” even the ice hard heart of Hades melted” is an example of hyperbole.

For the first question the best quote emphasising the power of his music would be “His songs were so sad that no human could bear to listen to them”.

The author of this text uses this hyperbole when he says that the music Orpheus played was so harmonious it would make the rivers stop in order to listen to it. The most likely reason why the author exaggerates in this way is in order to show how powerful and beautiful Orpheus music was.

It is applied to accentuate the thoughts, ideas and images presented in the literature and it dramatizes the overall text. The objective of using hyperbole is to add an amusing effect in the text. In literature, it carries a great significance as it allows the writers to present something common in an intense manner.

When Eurydice dies, Orpheus mourns for her. His true love is now gone, but the power of death was not as strong as his love. He bends the will of Hades, and he goes down into the underworld to get her. Hence, one theme is the power of love; love is stronger than death itself.

He was killed either by beasts tearing him apart, or by the Maenads, in a frenzied mood. According to another version, Zeus decided to strike him with lightning knowing Orpheus may reveal the secrets of the underworld to humans.

Answer. Orpheus owe his talent in music to his mother, Calliope. He was able to win the sympathy of the gods because they were touched when he played his sad songs.

Answer: Yes. Explanation: Yes, we are related, because like orpheus he can do everything just to be with eurydice which I also do with my dearest family.

Setting and story summary Orpheus in the Underworld is set in ancient Greece, on Mount Olympus, and in the Underworld.