Chapter XVII
Reading edition
Orpheus's Lyre.— Unhappy Prognostics at Orpheus's Marriage.— Eurydice's Death.— Orpheus Descends to the Stygian Realm.— Orpheus Loses Eurydice Forever.— Thracian Maidens.— Honey.— Aristaeus's Loss and Complaint.— Cyrene's Apartments.— Proteus Captured.— His Directions to Orpheus.— Swarm of Bees.— Celebrated Mythical Poets and Musicians.— First Mortal Endowed with Prophetic Powers