In the myth of Orpheus, the demigod’s bride, Eurydice, dies of a snakebite; he goes to Hades to persuade the god of the underworld, through the power of his music, to return her. Pluto instructs that ...

If the lord of the underworld is an angry child, it’s fitting that the River Styx is a kiddy pool. It’s shallow, and the water is clear enough to see to the bottom, but as rain begins pouring in, the ...