Orfeo. Sogno e morte. Vol. 1

Eastern Mediterranean, 13th century BC. Orpheus is the illegitimate son of a king of Thrace, raised without knowing his mother’s identity, deprived of his father’s affection and desperately in love with his stepsister, Eurydice. One night, in an attempt to escape an arranged marriage, Eurydice flees from the fortress where she lives. Orpheus pursues her and, shortly afterwards, the two come across a band of satyrs, wild men who worship the god Dionysus. However, the satyrs do not harm them: Marsyas, their leader, is Orpheus’ half-brother, who years earlier abandoned his father and his title of prince. Through Marsyas, Dionysus also becomes curious about Orpheus and orders the satyrs to teach him their shamanic arts. While Eurydice is locked up in the fortress by the king to prevent her from escaping again, Orpheus discovers an unusual talent for the supernatural arts and, among his many wonders, learns to leave his body to enter the dreams of others. A brutal, lyrical, violent and passionate tale of magic, eternal love and rebellion against destiny.