#this is in reference to Hadestown not Ovid by the way

[redfish-blu]

No no Johnny is Orpheus and Ponyboy is Eurydice because Johnny would simply never get himself into that situation.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

I don’t know where this road will end, but I’ll walk with you into the wind

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/kavRiHP

by Sinna

Jason can't stop thinking about an old tale from way back when.

  It's a love song. It's a tragedy.

Words: 1689, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Relationships: Jason Todd/Bruce Wayne

Additional Tags: Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), i love that that's a tag already, no hadestown references within the actual fic despite the title and summary, we're going all the way back to pulling our greek mythology references from Ovid with this one lads, Trans Male Character, Trans Jason Todd, cameo from Death of the Endless

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/kavRiHP

[eurydicedramaturg-blog]

Eurydice and the Sexy Lamp test

How many of you have heard of the “Sexy Lamp Test”?

For those of you not in the know, the Sexy Lamp Test is a method of examining female representation in media. Basically, you ask yourself “Could this woman be replaced by a sexy lamp without changing the plot?” If the answer is no, the piece of media passes. Obviously, like with any other test of this sort (the Bechdel Test being the most famous), this isn’t an infallable test for feminist works. Works that pass may not be feminist, it’s even possible (though unlikely) that works that don’t pass may be feminist. It’s simply the test I felt was the most useful for examining how Eurydice has been portrayed over the years.

Okay, everyone on the same page? Let’s look at some adaptations

Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Virgil’s Georgics

Only original in the sense that all previous (likely oral) versions have since been lost, these two versions can be lumped together because they both portray Eurydice the same way: a classic Sexy Lamp. Orpheus goes to get his lamp repaired. Hades fixes it but warns him to carry it with both hands all the way home. Orpheus shifts the weight to onge hand to open his door. The lamp falls and shatters to bits. See? Exact same story.

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Orphèe et Eurydice 

Despite that Eurydice is constantly treated as a quest object in this opera, she does actually have a small degree of agency. Her anger at Orpheus’ refusal to look at her eventually leads to the infamous look back which dooms her. Other than that, however, she pretty much exists as the object of Orpheus’ affection, even being regularly referred to as “object of my love.” So… a sexy lamp who can talk?

Jean Anouilh’s Eurydice

For all its cringeworthy obsession with purity culture and Eurydice’s virginity (or lack thereof), this play’s Eurydice is undeniably her own person whose choices impact the plot in huge ways, from her rejection of her previous lover, which leads to his suicide, to her decision to leave town, which ultimately results in her first death. Not a sexy lamp, but not very feminist by modern standards.

Reza Abdoh’s The Hip Hop Waltz of Eurydice

Okay. Okay you know what? I don’t even get this one enough to decide. I’m not even sure who qualifies as a female character, given that the entire play deconstructs gender through cross-gender casting. Let’s just get an abstract art interpretation of a lamp in here and call it a day.

Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown

Guess what? Guess what?! This musical has not one, but TWO female characters with agency! Eurydice and Persephone both influence the plot through their actions and decisions and are NOT sexy lamps!!

And last, but not least, the play that this blog is all about:

Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice

As we can guess by the title, Ruhl’s play is focused on the character of Eurydice, who is at the center of the play’s story. As such, the character is complex and a very important part of the plot, not just a device to keep the story moving. She has her own interests, and a relationship with her father that’s given equal weight to her relationship with Orpheus. Not a sexy lamp!

Bonus:

Terry Cavanagh’s Don’t Look Back

This minimalist pixel game features a Eurydice who fits the Sexy Lamp profile to a tee. Of course, since the player completely controls Orpheus, and there’s no dialogue or cut scenes, you can argue that no one else in the game has any agency either.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

I don’t know where this road will end, but I’ll walk with you into the wind

by Sinna

Jason can't stop thinking about an old tale from way back when.

  It's a love song. It's a tragedy.

Words: 1689, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Relationships: Jason Todd/Bruce Wayne

Additional Tags: Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), i love that that's a tag already, no hadestown references within the actual fic despite the title and summary, we're going all the way back to pulling our greek mythology references from Ovid with this one lads, Trans Male Character, Trans Jason Todd, cameo from Death of the Endless

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/44617852