Orpheus but now forever. The story in this form belongs to the time of Virgil, who first introduces the name of Aristaeus (by the time of Virgil's "Georgics", the myth has Aristaeus chasing Eurydice when she was bitten by a serpent) and the tragic outcome. Other ancient writers, however, speak of Orpheus' visit to the underworld in a more negative light; according to Phaedrus in Plato's "Symposium", the infernal gods only "presented an apparition" of Eurydice to him. In fact, Plato's representation of Orpheus is that of a coward, as instead of choosing to die in order to be with the
Orpheus S. Woodward Cedar Vale Cemetery, Neosho Falls, Kansas. Orpheus S. Woodward Orpheus Saeger Woodward (May 1, 1835–June 26, 1919) was a Union Army officer during American Civil War. Woodward was born in Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1835. He was a farmer and hardware merchant before the Civil War. He started his Civil War service as a private in the Erie Pennsylvania Infantry. On September 13, 1861, he was appointed captain of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Woodward was wounded at Battle of Malvern Hill. He was promoted to colonel of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on March 28, 1864. He served