Orpheus (mythology) - Revision history

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	[[File:CALLOT Georges 1884 L'éducation d'Orphée 1280x881.jpg\|thumb\|\|thumb\|upright=1.5\| ''The education of Orpheus'' / Georges Callot. – 1884. – Oil on canvas]]		[[File:CALLOT Georges 1884 L'éducation d'Orphée 1280x881.jpg\|thumb\|\|thumb\|upright=1.5\| ''The education of Orpheus'' / Georges Callot. – 1884. – Oil on canvas]]
	'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by [[Apollo (mythology)\|Apollo]] and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.		'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by [[Apollo (mythology)\|Apollo]] and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.
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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]
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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]
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Death of Orpheus

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	==Death of Orpheus==		==Death of Orpheus==
	[[File:DÜRER Albrecht (nach Andrea MANTEGNA) 1494 Der Tod des Orpheus - Orpheus der erst Puseran 2310x3000.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|''Death of Orpheus'' / Albrecht Dürer ; after Andrea Mantegna. – 1494. – Pen drawing]]		[[File:DÜRER Albrecht (nach Andrea MANTEGNA) 1494 Der Tod des Orpheus - Orpheus der erst Puseran 2310x3000.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|''Death of Orpheus'' / Albrecht Dürer ; after Andrea Mantegna. – 1494. – Pen drawing]]
	Feeling spurned by Orpheus for taking only male lovers, the Ciconian women, followers of Dionysus,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=tX9iAAAAMAAJ</ref> first threw sticks and stones at him as he played, but his music was so beautiful even the rocks and branches refused to hit him. Enraged, the women tore him to pieces during the frenzy of their Bacchic orgies.<ref>http://poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/Metamorph11.htm</ref> In Albrecht Dürer's drawing of Orpheus's death, based on an original, now lost, by Andrea Mantegna, a ribbon high in the tree above him is lettered Orfeus der erst puseran ("Orpheus, the first pederast").<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=RDLmcOyWxgIC&pg=PA24</ref>		Feeling spurned by Orpheus for taking only male lovers, the Ciconian women, followers of [[Dionysus]],<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=tX9iAAAAMAAJ</ref> first threw sticks and stones at him as he played, but his music was so beautiful even the rocks and branches refused to hit him. Enraged, the women tore him to pieces during the frenzy of their Bacchic orgies.<ref>http://poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/Metamorph11.htm</ref> In Albrecht Dürer's drawing of Orpheus's death, based on an original, now lost, by Andrea Mantegna, a ribbon high in the tree above him is lettered Orfeus der erst puseran ("Orpheus, the first pederast").<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=RDLmcOyWxgIC&pg=PA24</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus (wikipedia)]
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	'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by [[Apollo (mythology)\|Apollo]] and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.		'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by [[Apollo (mythology)\|Apollo]] and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.

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	'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by Apollo and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.		'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by [[Apollo (mythology)\|Apollo]] and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.

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	'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by Apollo and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.		'''Orpheus''' (/ˈɔrfiəs, ˈɔrfjuːs/; Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was a legendary Thracian musician, poet, and prophet in [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] religion and myth. As a boy, he was given a golden lyre by Apollo and was taught by the god to play it. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his 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, and painting.

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	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Ancient Greece]]
			* [[Apollo (mythology)]]
			* [[Ganymede (mythology)]]
	* [[Hyacinth (mythology)]]		* [[Hyacinth (mythology)]]
	* [[Ganymede (mythology)]]
	* [[Ancient Greece]]

	==References==		==References==