The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.
musician and son of Apollo and a Muse; he was an expert lyre player; the most famous story about Orpheus concerns his wife Eurydice who died shortly after their marriage; Orpheus entered Hades and convinced Hades to allow Eurydice to return to life by means of his beautiful song on the lyre; the condition which Hades required was that Orpheus not turn around to look at his wife who would be following him out of Hades until after returning to earth; however, Orpheus looked back and lost his wife forever.
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
Mythological figure famed for his singing.
famous singer of Greek mythology, who tried in vain to release his beloved, a nymph named Eurydice, from the realm of the dead. Orpheus was taught to play the lyre by Apollo, and his skill on the instrument, combined with the sweetness of his singing voice could charm wild animals and humans equally. He was ultimately killed by the Maenads. [ Passion; The Three Ponds in Hellbrunn; Bequest: Luminous Hour; Passion versions 1 and 2] back To the initials of the items
A Greek mythological character whose wife was taken to Hades. He used his music to lull all those who would keep him from rescuing her (inspiring the musical composition Orpheus in the Underworld), but he violated a command not to look back (a parallel with the Biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah) and thus lost her.
In Greek legend, Orpheus (Greek: ) was the chief representative of the arts of song and the lyre, and of great importance in the religious history of Greece. The mythical figure of Orpheus was borrowed by the Greeks from their Thracian neighbors; the Thracian "Orphic Mysteries", rituals of unknown content, were named after him. (See Orphism (religion).)
A song by Ash, released in 2004 as the first official single form their album Meltdown, the single is found on the Shaun of the Dead Original Soundtrack. It is also one of the EA Trax in the computer game Burnout 3 by Criterion Software. The song gets its name from the Greek legend of Orpheus.
Orpheus was a Boston-based rock band that enjoyed brief popularity in the 1960’s. Original members included guitarist/vocalists Bruce Arnold and Jack McKennes, bass guitarist Eric "the Snake" Gulliksen, and drummer Harry Sandler. Orpheus recorded three albums and four singles for MGM Records produced by musical legend Alan Lorber, including their best known hit, Can’t Find The Time.