Eurydice the basis of a play by Sarah Ruhl. It inspired the 1959 film "Black Orpheus" by Marcel Camus. The myth also inspired the American playwright Tennessee Williams' 1957 drama "Orpheus Descending". Other uses include: Eurydice In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; , "Eurydikē" "wide justice", derived from "ευρυς eurys" "wide" and "δικη dike" "justice”) was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo. She was the wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful
The Window of Orpheus The Window of Orpheus , also known as Orpheus no Mado or Das Fenster von Orpheus, is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was published by Shueisha in "Margaret" from 1975 to 1981, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It takes place in Germany, Austria and Russia with the backdrop story of the Russian Revolution. The story begins in Regensburg, Germany in 1903. There is a rumor at the all-boys Catholic S. Sebastian Music Institute that if someone looks through a window known as The Window of Orpheus in one of the towers and