Ravens Walk 5 - Orpheus Mosaic Wherigo Cache

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Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it cannot be unarchived.

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Ed
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Hidden : 8/18/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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You can download the whereigo cartridge here
You can log on with your groundspeak username and password.

The whereigo cartidge


Tips:
1. Check your LOCATIONS, WHAT YOU SEE and INVENTORY at each stage.
2. You will need to check some items more than once.
3. You will need to complete some dialog with what you see at some of the stages. There may be more than one set of dialog.
4. Don't rush. I found some of the activations when reaching certain zones did not come up immediately. They should when you are within 2 to 3 meters. Give it a few seconds.
5. Save frequently so you don't have to start again. The whereigo is about 1 km in length. I did it in about 35 minutes on my android app.



The Mosaic


Not far from Littlecote House lies a Roman villa or Temple (some debate still going on about which). At the North Range there is one of the best mosaics to to found in this country dating from c AD360 - 365.
It is said to depict Orpheus with a dog at the center surrounded by the four seasons.
It was discovered in 1727 by the estate's steward William George. After its discovery and recording, the mosaic and the villa were reburied, and declared lost.
In 1976 the villa was rediscovered, and in April 1978 the owner Sir Seton Wills founded a long term research project on the mosaic, led by Bryn Walters.
Peter de Savary continued his support of the excavation until it was completed in 1991.
The present mosaic is not the original but a reconstruction of what the mosaic looked like from the records made.



The story of Orpheus


The following is taken from mythencyclopedia.com :
In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a musician who sang and played so beautifully that even animals, rocks, and trees danced to his tunes. He was the son of Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry, and of the god Apollo. It was Apollo who gave Orpheus his first lyre, the instrument that he always played.
Orpheus fell in love with the nymph Eurydice. Shortly after their marriage, Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died. The grieving Orpheus refused to play or sing for a long time. Finally he decided to go to the underworld to find Eurydice. His playing enchanted Charon, the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the river Styx into the underworld. Charon agreed to take Orpheus across the river, even though he was not dead. Orpheus's music also tamed Cerberus, the monstrous three-headed dog who guarded the gates of the underworld. Even Hades and Persephone, king and queen of the underworld, could not resist his playing. They agreed to let him take Eurydice back to earth—on one condition. He was not to look back at her until they had both reached the surface. Orpheus led his wife from the underworld, and when he reached the surface, he was so overjoyed that he looked back to share the moment with Eurydice. Immediately she disappeared into the underworld.
Orpheus spent the rest of his life grieving for his lost wife. In time his grief infuriated the Maenads, a group of women who worshiped the god Dionysus. To punish Orpheus for neglecting their attentions, they tore him to pieces. The Muses gathered up the pieces of his body and buried them, but the Maenads threw his head and his lyre into the river Hebrus. The head continued to sing, and the lyre continued to play, and both eventually floated down to the sea, finally coming to rest on the island of Lesbos. The head became an oracle that rivaled the oracle to Apollo at Delphi. The gods placed the lyre in the heavens as a constellation.

I am indebted to Hellspaw(a whereigo writing expert) for helping make this cartridge. He managed it in 5 days which is a lot quicker than I can.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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