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Orpheus.

A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

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name/ˈɔɹ.fi.əs//ˈɔɹ.fjuːs/
  1. A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

    Greek
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    rare
Where this word 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”).

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