Orpheus

/ˈɔrfiəs/
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Other forms: Orpheuses

Definitions of Orpheus
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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