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Orpheus
(pron.: /ˈɔrfiːəs/
or /ˈɔrfjuːs/;
Ancient Greek:
Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary musician,
poet, and prophet
in ancient
Greek religion and myth.
The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all
living things and even stones with his music, his attempt to retrieve
his wife, Eurydice,
from the underworld,
and his death at the hands of those who could not hear his divine
music. As an archetype of the inspired singer, Orpheus is one of the
most significant figures in the reception
of classical
mythology in Western
culture, portrayed or alluded
to in countless forms of art and popular culture including poetry,
opera, and painting.[1]
For the
Greeks, Orpheus was a founder and prophet of the so-called "Orphic"
mysteries. He was credited with the composition of the Orphic
Hymns, a collection of which survives.[2]
Shrines containing purported relics
of Orpheus were regarded as oracles.
Some ancient Greek sources note Orpheus's Thracian
origins.[3]
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