Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music, his attempt to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld, and his death at the hands of those who could not hear his divine music. As an archetype of the inspired singer, Orpheus is one of the most significant figures in the reception of classical mythology in Western culture, portrayed or alluded to in countless forms of art and popular culture including poetry, film, opera, music, and painting.[1]
For the Greeks, Orpheus was a founder and prophet of the so-called "Orphic" mysteries. He was credited with the composition of the Orphic Hymns, a collection of which only two have survived.[2] Shrines containing purported relics of Orpheus were regarded as oracles. Some ancient Greek sources note Orpheus' Thracian origins.[3]
This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at July 28, 2017 11:12 AM MDT
SINGING......Im in the mood for love, simply because your near me, funny but when your near me, im in the mood for love....la la la la la la la la.....and so on ;P
Just wanted to share with my new friend the Shar to the RonA. I know how sad you are of my late husbands death. Just want you to know im well taken care of. ;P
This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at July 27, 2017 8:38 PM MDT
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