Orpheus was a poet and a musician. When Orpheus sang, or played an instrument, birds fell silent from respect and envy. Flowers turned away from the sun and splayed their petals wide, instead, in Orpheus's direction, to soak up the beauty of his music. From the lowliest stone on the ground to the highest mountain peak, every non-living thing grew ears so as not to miss a note. Orpheus fell in love with the alluring Eurydice whose beauty was unsurpassed by any other woman. When Eurydice was bit by a snake and died, Orpheus was devastated. With a heavy heart he traveled to The Underworld. There, he begged its king, Hades, to allow Eurydice to return home with him. Orpheus sang of his grief to Hades, who was so touched by his music that he succumbed to Orpheus's wishes. Hades told Orpheus that Eurydice could return to the living world, but only on the condition that Orpheus not look back as he and Eurydice left The Underworld. Orpheus, appreciative and relieved, agreed at once. Together, the lovers fled, with Orpheus leading the way. When they were almost back to the upper world, Orpheus, deprived of Eurydice's beauty since her death and overjoyed to be reunited with her, turned back to reach for her hand. In that instant, she disappeared forever. Word What does Mean What was your clue 1. Envy 2. Splayed 3. Lowliest 4. Alluring 5. Unsurpassed 6. Devastated 7. Succumbed 8. Condition 9. Appreciative 10. Deprived