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The Door of Orpheus is one of the two major entrances to the Underworld. It is located in New York City, specifically the Southern Area of Central Park. It was created by Orpheus after he lost his wife, Eurydice, and tried to get her back from the dead, however he was unsuccessful. He created it by using his skills in music, and opened the path straight into the Underworld. It is one of the few remaining secret entrances into the Underworld.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]

The Last Olympian[]

Nico di Angelo and Percy Jackson use this door to enter the Underworld so Percy can bathe in the River Styx. They get help from Grover Underwood, who plays his pipes and opens a tunnel in the rocks big enough for Nico, Percy, and Mrs. O'Leary to crawl through. This is due to the fact that Orpheus used music to open a new path into the Underworld to get his wife back into the mortal world.

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure[]

Nico di Angelo and Will Solace use the Door of Orpheus to enter the Underworld in their quest to Tartarus to rescue Bob with Will using his healing song to open the Door, unexpectedly causing green shoots to grow around him with a few even blooming yellow flowers. However, Nico and Will are briefly trapped in a nightmare of repeatedly having to climb the stairs from the Door by Epiales before Will manages to kill the demon with his light powers.

After escaping from Tartarus, Bob is able to use his knowledge of the Underworld as a Titan to guide Gorgyra's Canoe out into Long Island Sound and directly to Camp Half-Blood rather than using the Door of Orpheus as an exit.

Underworld
Underworld: DOA Recording Studios | Doors of Death | Door of Orpheus | Elysium | Erebos | Fields of Asphodel | Fields of Punishment | Hades' Palace | Isles of the Blest | Judgment Pavilion | Persephone's Garden
Rivers: Cocytus | Phlegethon | Styx | Lethe | Acheron
Tartarus: Mansion of Night | Hermes' Shrine | Chaos | Regeneration Pod
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