Orpheus
0 sources
Orpheus
Summary
Orpheus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He 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 (3,053 views/month, #8 of 1,333).[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].
Body
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 Orphism[32], an art movement[33], founded in 1912[34]; Orpheus Descending[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1957[37], written by Tennessee Williams[38]; Ossa[39], an enterprise[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1928[42], headquartered in Barcelona[43]; Orfeas Nicosia[44], an association football club[45], in Cyprus[46], founded in 1948[47], headquartered in Nicosia[48]; 3361 he[49], a potentially hazardous asteroid[50]; Slavic Orpheus[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1992[53], written by Zoran Stefanović[54]; and Cinema Teatro Orfeo[55], a movie theater[56], in Italy[57].
Why It Matters
Orpheus ranks in the top 0.6% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,053 views/month, #8 of 1,333).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Works attributed to him include Argonautica Orphica[60], a literary work[61]. Entities named for him include Orphism[32], an art movement[33], founded in 1912[34]; Orpheus Descending[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1957[37], written by Tennessee Williams[38]; Ossa[39], an enterprise[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1928[42], headquartered in Barcelona[43]; Orfeas Nicosia[44], an association football club[45], in Cyprus[46], founded in 1948[47], headquartered in Nicosia[48]; 3361 he[49], a potentially hazardous asteroid[50]; and Slavic Orpheus[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1992[53], written by Zoran Stefanović[54].
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].