Orpheus
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Orpheus
- /ˈɔɹ.fi.əs/
- /ˈɔɹ.fjuːs/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”).
proper noun
- A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Translations
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name the musician who searched for Eurydice
| Español | Orfeo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오르페우스 oreupe'useu |
| 日本語 | オルフェウス Orufeusu |
| 中文 | 俄耳甫斯 É'ěrfǔsī |
| Português | Orfeu |
| Français | Orphée |
| Deutsch | Orpheus |
| Italiano | Orfeo |
| Ελληνικά | Ορφέας Orféas, Ορφεύς Orféfs |
| Română | Orfeu |
| Русский | Орфе́й Orféj |
| العربية | أُورْفِيُوس ʔūrfiyūs |
| עברית | אורפיאוס |
name male given name
| 中文 | 奧菲厄斯 /奥菲厄斯 Àofēi'èsī |
|---|---|
| Italiano | Orfeo |
| עברית | אורפיאוס |
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