The Greek hero who journeyed to the Underworld and returned with the love of his life is Orpheus. He descended to the realm of the dead to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, who had died from a snake bite. Orpheus used his enchanting music to soften the hearts of Hades and Persephone, who allowed her to follow him back to the living world under one condition: he must not look back at her until they reach the surface. Tragically, he looked, losing her forever.