Thesaurus: orpheus
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.
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- n. 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.
- 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.
- The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, andhusband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrancebeasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.
- n. (Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed