Orpheusnoun
/ˈɔː.fi.əs//ˈɔːr.fi.əs/in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), a poet who sang and played the lyre (= a musical instrument with a U-shaped frame and strings):
Orpheus wanted to rescue his bride, Eurydice, from the underworld after she was bitten by a deadly snake.
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- The Orpheus myth is a love story.
- Orpheus makes a bargain with Pluto to bring his wife back from the underworld
- Orpheus played his lyre to calm the beast.
- Someone was playing like Orpheus.
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