Orpheus
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Summary
Orpheus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He has worked as a writer[2], poet[3], and musician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,535 views/month, #8 of 1,333).[5]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Orpheus near Libêthra[6], tomb of Orpheus in Thrace[7], Tomb monument of Orpheus in Pieria[8]
- Father: Oeagrus[9]
- Mother: Calliope[10]
- Spouse: Eurydice[11], Argiope[12]
- Ethnic group: Greeks[13]
- Field of work: music[14], singing[15], poetry[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Killed by: Maenad[18]
- Part of: Orpheus and Eurydice[19]
- Commons category: Orpheus[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orpheus[21]
- Work location: Ancient Greece[22]
- Relative: Rhesus of Thrace[23]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[24]
- Manner of death: lynching[25]
- Depicted by: Orpheus[26], Mosaic of Orpheus[27], Orpheus or Apollo[28]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[33], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Pauly–Wissowa[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[39]
- Present in work: Argonautica[40], The Divine Comedy[41], Hades[42], Aeneid[43]
- Name in native language: Ὀρφεύς[44]
- Different from: Orfeus[45], Theia[46], Pseudo-Orpheus[47], Orpheus[48], Orpheus alchemista[49]
- Sibling: Linus[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Orpheus include Orphism[51], an art movement[52], founded in 1912[53]; Orpheus Descending[54], a literary work[55], founded in 1957[56], written by Tennessee Williams[57]; Ossa[58], an enterprise[59], in Spain[60], founded in 1928[61], headquartered in Barcelona[62]; 3361 he[63], a potentially hazardous asteroid[64]; Orfeas Nicosia[65], an association football club[66], in Cyprus[67], founded in 1948[68], headquartered in Nicosia[69]; Slavic Orpheus[70], a literary work[71], founded in 1992[72], written by Zoran Stefanović[73]; and Cinema Teatro Orfeo[74], a movie theater[75], in Italy[76].
Why It Matters
Orpheus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]
Works attributed to him include Argonautica Orphica[79], a literary work[80]. Entities named for him include Orphism[51], an art movement[52], founded in 1912[53]; Orpheus Descending[54], a literary work[55], founded in 1957[56], written by Tennessee Williams[57]; Ossa[58], an enterprise[59], in Spain[60], founded in 1928[61], headquartered in Barcelona[62]; 3361 he[63], a potentially hazardous asteroid[64]; Orfeas Nicosia[65], an association football club[66], in Cyprus[67], founded in 1948[68], headquartered in Nicosia[69]; and Slavic Orpheus[70], a literary work[71], founded in 1992[72], written by Zoran Stefanović[73].
FAQs
Who were Orpheus's parents?
Orpheus's father was Oeagrus[9]. Orpheus's mother was Calliope[10].
Who was Orpheus married to?
Orpheus's spouses include Eurydice[11] and Argiope[12].