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Orpheus is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, most famous for his virtuoso ability in playing the lyre or kithara. His music could charm the wild animals of the forest, and even streams would pause and trees bend a little closer to hear...

A detail from an Apulian red-figure bell krater by the Pronomos Painter. First quarter of the 4th century BCE. Depicted is Orpheus in Thracian dress defending himself against Maenads(?). (Taranto, Museo Nazionale Archeologico, temporary loan...

Orpheus in Hades, 1897, by Pierre Marcel-Beronneau. Oil on Canvas. Located at Collection du Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseille

Orpheus playing his harp for the wild beasts, dates from about 194 CE and is the oldest of the Edessa/Urda mosaics. The artist's name is even engraved in the piece, "Bar Saged."

Orpheus mosaic from the dining room of a Roman private house at Miletus, first half of 2nd century CE (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)

Orpheus is a famous figure from Greek mythology, well known both for his talents with the lyre and kithara, and the tragic tale of his wife, the wood nymph Eurydice. His musical talents could charm wild animals, it could stop streams and...

The House of Orpheus at Volubilis (in modern-day Morocco) takes its name from the large mosaic depicting Orpheus playing the lyre to an audience of animals and birds. The mosaic embellished the house's triclinium (dining room), where the...

Dish with Orpheus among the animals exhibited at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne (Germany).

This is a marble statuette of Orpheus, who was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in the ancient Greek religion and mythology. First half of the 4th century CE. From Beyazit, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...

An Attic red-figure stamnos depicting the death of Orpheus, c. 470 BCE. (Louvre, Paris)