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'''Orpheus''' was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.
'''Orpheus''' was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.


According to legend, Orpheus was dismembered by a group of {{Wiki|Thrace|Thrakian}} [[Maenad|women]] and his corpse was taken to the sea. His head and lyre reached the island of [[Lesbos]], where the residents constructed a [[Tomb of Orpheus|tomb]] for him in the southern [[Ancient Pearl|region]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==Legend==
According to legend, Orpheus was dismembered by a group of [[Thrace|Thrakian]] [[Maenad|women]] and his corpse was taken to the sea. His head and lyre reached the island of [[Lesbos]], where the residents constructed a [[Tomb of Orpheus|tomb]] for him in the southern [[Ancient Pearl|region]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Lesbos|Lesbos]]: Tomb of Orpheus</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

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This article is about the legendary Greek figure. You may be looking for Orpheus, a frigate during the 18th century.
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A statue in Orpheus' tomb

Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology.

Legend

According to legend, Orpheus was dismembered by a group of Thrakian women and his corpse was taken to the sea. His head and lyre reached the island of Lesbos, where the residents constructed a tomb for him in the southern region.[1]

Trivia

  • In some stories, Orpheus is counted among the Argonauts.

Appearances

References