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Orpheus is pronounced as AWR-fee-s
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Orpheus is a name of Old Greek origins. It is derived from the Greek word 'orphne', which means 'darkness'. In Greek mythology, Orpheus was the 'father of song', who went to the underworld to Hades to charm him with his song to get back his dead wife.
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Orpheus is a name of Old Greek origins. It is derived from the Greek word 'orphne', which means 'darkness'.
In Greek mythology,
Orpheus was the 'father of song', who went to the underworld to
Hades to charm him with his song to get back his dead wife.
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Meaning
Perhaps related to Greek ὄρφνη (orphne) meaning "the darkness of night".
In Greek mythology
Orpheus was a poet and musician who went to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife
Eurydice.
He succeeded
In charming
Hades with his lyre, and
He was allowed to lead his wife out of the underworld on the condition that
He not look back at her until they reached the surface. Unfortunately, just before they arrived his love for her overcame his will and
He glanced back at her, causing her to be drawn back to
Hades.
Pronunciation
/or.pʰeú̯s/(Classical Greek) /ˈɔɹ.fi.əs/(English)