a poet and lyre-player of Greek legend who tried to free his dead wife Eurydice from the underworld by charming the god Hades with his music. Or•phe•an(ɔrˈfi ən, ˈɔr fi ən)adj. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Cop...
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(the 3,361st asteroid to be discovered, on April 24, 1982), is approximately 12.2 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.3 years. Orpheus was named after a masterful player of the lyre who is best remembered for his attempt to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld....
“This myth of Izanagi’s search for his wife in the Underworld is sometimes compared to Orpheus and Eurydice; but a closer parallel is that of Persephone condemned to remain in Pluto’s kingdom because she had eaten there. Izanami tells Izanagi that he is too late because she has eaten f...