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  1. funereal
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
    We hear a loud hissing, and the joyful wedding bells become funereal.
  2. mourning
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    The scene changes to one of mourning, as the dead EURYDICE is carried away by HERMES.
  3. materialize
    come into being; become reality
    As he speaks, the Underworld materializes around him. We see PERSEPHONE and HADES; THE FATES, snipping their threads; A SISYPHEAN CHARACTER; and various other DENIZENS of the Underworld.
  4. denizen
    a person who inhabits a particular place
    As he speaks, the Underworld materializes around him. We see PERSEPHONE and HADES; THE FATES, snipping their threads; A SISYPHEAN CHARACTER; and various other DENIZENS of the Underworld.
  5. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting
    Inconsolable, desperate, he left the warmth
    and sweetness of our air, he dared to descend
    to the River Styx and crossed it to the Underworld.
  6. desperate
    dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or dismay
    Inconsolable, desperate, he left the warmth
    and sweetness of our air, he dared to descend
    to the River Styx and crossed it to the Underworld.
  7. dim
    lacking in light; not bright or harsh
    Through that dim domain, with all
    its shimmering, buried ghosts, he passed,
    until he arrived at its melancholy heart
    and found its king, lying with Persephone.
  8. domain
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
    Through that dim domain, with all
    its shimmering, buried ghosts, he passed,
    until he arrived at its melancholy heart
    and found its king, lying with Persephone.
  9. melancholy
    grave or even gloomy in character
    Through that dim domain, with all
    its shimmering, buried ghosts, he passed,
    until he arrived at its melancholy heart
    and found its king, lying with Persephone.
  10. condition
    a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    Your song has moved us, Orpheus, and you may have her on one condition.
  11. ascend
    travel up
    As you ascend and leave this place, she will not walk beside you; but she will be following.
  12. hesitation
    a certain degree of unwillingness
    Hermes will accompany you. Remember, hesitation or doubt and our gift must be returned. A simple enough condition?
  13. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
    But you know what happened: Concerned for her,
    or not quite believing that it wasn't a cruel delusion,
    a dream, or a mirage, he turned.
  14. mirage
    something illusory and unattainable
    But you know what happened: Concerned for her,
    or not quite believing that it wasn't a cruel delusion,
    a dream, or a mirage, he turned.
  15. self-conscious
    excessively aware of your appearance or behavior
    Is this story a story of an artist, and the loss that comes from sudden self-consciousness or impatience?
  16. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
    During the following, ORPHEUS, EURYDICE, and HERMES walk slowly and continually around the periphery of the pool.
Created on Wed Jun 05 09:49:40 EDT 2019 (updated Wed Jun 05 09:59:19 EDT 2019)

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