text: greek myths?  who braves the underworld to rescue his bride? greek gods and goddesses myths orpheus.he went to rescue eurydice. he entered hades and played his lyre to make kerberos, the guardian of hades fall asleep. he then made a deal with pluto the god of hades, that eurydice could go back, if he didnt look at her all the way till the end of the path. he didnt make it though. close to the end of the path, the gate of hades, he looked back, so she vanished.