Orfey (other)
Orfey, Орфей, is the Bulgarian spelling of Orpheus, a legendary figure in Greek and Thracian mythology, chief among poets and musicians. Orfey may refer to: * Orfey class destroyer * Radio Orfey See also

* Orpheus (other), the English and German spelling * Orphée (other), the French spelling * Orfeas (other), Ορφέας, the Greek spelling * Orfeo (other), the Italian spelling * Orfeu (other), the Portuguese spelling {{disambiguation ...
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Orpheus
Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, and even descended into the Underworld of Hades, to recover his lost wife Eurydice. Ancient Greek authors as Strabo and Plutarch note Orpheus's Thracian origins. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music (the usual scene in Orpheus mosaics), his attempt to retrieve his wife Eurydice from the underworld, and his death at the hands of the maenads of Dionysus, who tired of his mourning for his late wife Eurydice. 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 ...
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