Death and Dreams (Orpheus, Vol 1)

13th century BC: Orpheus, the illegitimate son of a Thracian king, was raised motherless, deprived of his father’s affection, and desperately in love with his stepsister, Eurydice. One night, Eurydice flees from the fortress, where she is kept until her arranged marriage. Orpheus pursues her, and shortly afterward, the two find safety with a band of satyrs, wild men who worship the god Dionysus. Marsyas, their leader, is Orpheus’ half-brother who years earlier disowned his father and his royal title. Dionysus is intrigued by Orpheus and orders the satyrs to instruct him in their shamanic arts. While the king finds Eurydice and locks her back up in his fortress, Orpheus becomes a prodigious student in the supernatural arts. A brutal, lyrical, violent, and passionate tale of magic, eternal love.