Orpheus

Summary

Orpheus is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He worked as a writer^[2], poet^[3], and musician^[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5]

Key Facts

• Burial took place at Tomb of Orpheus near Libêthra^[6].
• Orpheus is buried at tomb of Orpheus in Thrace^[7].
• Orpheus is buried at Tomb monument of Orpheus in Pieria^[8].
• Orpheus's father was Oeagrus^[9].
• Orpheus's mother was Calliope^[10].
• Among Orpheus's spouses was Eurydice^[11].
• Among Orpheus's spouses was Argiope^[12].
• Orpheus is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group^[13].
• Orpheus's professions included writer^[2].
• Orpheus worked as a poet^[3].
• Orpheus's professions included musician^[4].
• Orpheus's field of work was music^[14].
• Orpheus's field of work was singing^[15].
• Orpheus's field of work was poetry^[16].
• Orpheus is recorded as male^[17].
• Orpheus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[18].
• Orpheus's killed by is recorded as Maenad^[19].
• Orpheus is part of Orpheus and Eurydice^[20].
• Orpheus's Commons category is recorded as Orpheus^[21].
• Orpheus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orpheus^[22].
• Orpheus's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece^[23].
• Orpheus's relative is recorded as Rhesus of Thrace^[24].
• Orpheus's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[25].
• Orpheus's manner of death is recorded as lynching^[26].
• Orpheus's depicted by is recorded as Orpheus^[27].

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Origins and Family

Orpheus's father was Oeagrus^[9]. His mother was Calliope^[10]. He is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[2], poet^[3], and musician^[4]. Fields of work include music^[14], a type of arts^[28]; singing^[15], a type of activity^[29]; and poetry^[16], a literary form^[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Eurydice^[11], a dryad^[31] and Argiope^[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of burial include Tomb of Orpheus near Libêthra^[6], tomb of him in Thrace^[7], and Tomb monument of him in Pieria^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Orpheus include Orpheus Descending^[32], a literary work^[33], founded in 1957^[34], written by Tennessee Williams^[35]; Cinema Teatro Orfeo^[36], a movie theater^[37], in Italy^[38]; 3361 he^[39], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[40]; Slavic Orpheus^[41], a literary work^[42], founded in 1992^[43], written by Zoran Stefanović^[44]; Orphism^[45], an art movement^[46], founded in 1912^[47]; Ossa^[48], an enterprise^[49], in Spain^[50], founded in 1928^[51], headquartered in Barcelona^[52]; and Orfeas Nicosia^[53], an association football club^[54], in Cyprus^[55], founded in 1948^[56], headquartered in Nicosia^[57].

Why It Matters

Orpheus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to him include Argonautica Orphica^[59], a literary work^[60]. Entities named for him include Orpheus Descending^[32], a literary work^[33], founded in 1957^[34], written by Tennessee Williams^[35]; Cinema Teatro Orfeo^[36], a movie theater^[37], in Italy^[38]; 3361 he^[39], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[40]; Slavic Orpheus^[41], a literary work^[42], founded in 1992^[43], written by Zoran Stefanović^[44]; Orphism^[45], an art movement^[46], founded in 1912^[47]; and Ossa^[48], an enterprise^[49], in Spain^[50], founded in 1928^[51], headquartered in Barcelona^[52].

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].

What did Orpheus do for work?

Orpheus worked as writer^[2], poet^[3], and musician^[4].