Orpheus

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔɹfi.əs/, /ˈɔɹfjuːs/ (compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Proteus)

Proper noun

1. (Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
2. (rare) A male given name.

Translations

• French: Orphée
• German: Orpheus
• Italian: Orfeo
• Portuguese: Orfeu
• Russian: Орфе́й
• Spanish: Orfeo

Translations

• Italian: Orfeo

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