| The Magical Underworld of Bulgarian Author Ludmila Filipova |
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by Ellis Shuman, 06.03.2015 The Devil's Throat Cave, in southern Bulgaria, is, according to legend, the route used by Orpheus - the legendary Thracian musician and poet - to reach the Hades Underworld, where he sought to retrieve his beloved Eurydice. Adding to the allure of the cave is the fact that nothing carried into it by the waters of the Trigrad River ever emerges from the other side. With the highest underground waterfall in the Balkan Peninsula, the cave is a popular tourist destination. During the two years I lived in Sofia, I never managed to visit the Devil's Throat Cave. Yet, I feel that I have ventured into the cave, and even explored its extensive underground streams, and that is because I have read two magical novels written by the popular Bulgarian author Ludmila Filipova. |