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In ancient Greek religion, The Gaze of Orpheus is derived from the antiquarian Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Following his descent into the Underworld Orpheus disobeys Hades’ and Persephone's condition for release of his wife Eurydice. To you this tale refers,Who seek to lead your mindInto the upper day;For he who overcome should turn back his gazeTowards the Tartarean cave,Whatever excellence he takes with himHe loses when he looks on those below. — Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3.52

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  • In ancient Greek religion, The Gaze of Orpheus is derived from the antiquarian Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Following his descent into the Underworld Orpheus disobeys Hades’ and Persephone's condition for release of his wife Eurydice. To you this tale refers,Who seek to lead your mindInto the upper day;For he who overcome should turn back his gazeTowards the Tartarean cave,Whatever excellence he takes with himHe loses when he looks on those below. — Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3.52 The Gaze of Orpheus has since been evaluated by many a philosopher and literary critic. Common analogies are made between Orpheus's gaze and writing processes, philosophical interpretation, and artistic origins. Some of the most famous uses of the gaze of Orpheus can be found in Maurice Blanchot’s work The Gaze of Orpheus, Geoffrey Sirc’s, The Composition’s Eye/Orpheus’s Gaze/Cobain’s Journals, and Jaques Lacan’s work on the mirror stage (en)
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  • In ancient Greek religion, The Gaze of Orpheus is derived from the antiquarian Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Following his descent into the Underworld Orpheus disobeys Hades’ and Persephone's condition for release of his wife Eurydice. To you this tale refers,Who seek to lead your mindInto the upper day;For he who overcome should turn back his gazeTowards the Tartarean cave,Whatever excellence he takes with himHe loses when he looks on those below. — Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3.52 (en)
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