HyperDic: orpheus

English > 1 sense of the word Orpheus:
NOUNperson Orpheus(Greek mythology) a great musician
Orpheus > pronunciation
Soundsao'rfiyahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Orpheus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed.
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable
SpanishOrfeo
CatalanOrpheus
AdjectivesOrphicascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus

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