Eurydice, disguised as a bacchante, is enjoying herself even more than the rest. When he reveals his true identity, she is quite ready to follow him to the ends of the world, and they make plans to escape during PlutoвЂ™s party for the gods. The disguised Jupiter successfully entices Eurydice. After Pluto leaves, Cupid appears and transforms Jupiter into a fly, so he can get into EurydiceвЂ™s room. When Jupiter and Pluto appear, everything seems to be in good order, but the eagle-eyed Jupiter spots where Eurydice is imprisoned. A noise leads Styx to lock Eurydice in an adjoining room. She had imagined a life of constant orgies in Hades, and instead finds herself under house arrest, guarded by John Styx, who claims to have been the King of Beotia. The gods plead with Jupiter to allow them to go with him, and everyone sets off for hell.Д®urydice is disappointed. Jupiter decides to accompany Pluto down to Hades to investigate.

Orpheus enters with Public Opinion and half-heartedly sues for the return of Eurydice. When Mercury announces that a mortal is seeking an audience, Jupiter restores calm among the gods. Their quarrel is interrupted by a rebellion of the gods, who angrily remind Jupiter of all of his escapades on earth. Happy to divert attention to someone else, Jupiter welcomes the Lord of the Underworld and questions him about Eurydice, whom Pluto denies abducting. Mercury arrives to announce the kidnapping of Eurydice and the arrival on Olympus of Pluto. Outraged at his interference, she and the other gods declare their boredom with life on Olympus. Diana arrives and tells of the tragic loss of her beloved Acteon, and Jupiter reveals that he transformed the young man into a stag. Orpheus grudgingly gives in and sets off for Mt. Public Opinion intervenes: If he does not plead with Jupiter to give him back his kidnapped wife, she will see that he is discredited with all his students. Orpheus comes home to find Eurydice gone and rejoices in his good fortune.

As she dies, she writes a quick farewell note to her husband before being whisked off to Hades. With the unwitting help of Orpheus, he has arranged EurydiceвЂ™s death. Her wish comes true when she meets her beloved Aristaeus, a shepherd who is in fact Pluto, Lord of the Underworld. Each quarrel ends in Orpheus demonstrating his violin virtuosity, and Eurydice would rather die than stay with such a boring man. She has plenty on her plate, because Eurydice cannot stand her husband, Orpheus, much less his music. Public Opinion explains her role: she is the guardian of good behavior.

Orpheus the lyrical