Orpheus
Orpheus (in ancient Greek / is a hero of Greek mythology , son of the king of Thrace agre and the muse Calliope. He is the mythical founder of a movement religious called Orphism.
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The legend of Orpheus, one of the most singular in Greek mythology, is linked to the mysteries of religion and a sacred literature. Chanter mythical Thracian king's son agre and the muse Calliope , he knew by the accents his lyre to charm wild animals and managed to move inanimate beings. It was filled with many gifts by Apollo , and it is said that he added two strings to the traditional seven-stringed lyre given him by the god, in tribute to the nine muses, patrons of the arts and letters, which belonged to her mother. Heroes traveler, he participated in the expedition of the Argonauts in which he triumphed over the sirens and went up to Egypt , then returned to Greece. At the end of his journey, he returned to Thrace, in the kingdom of his father.
His wife, Eurydice (a dryad ), during their marriage, was bitten on the foot by a snake. She died and descended to the realm of Hades. Orpheus could, after allaying his enchanting music Cerberus the monstrous three-headed dog that guarded the entrance, and the terrible Furies , approach the god Hades. He succeeded, through his music, to bend, and it left him leaving with his beloved on the condition that she would follow him and he would turn him nor speak as they would not return both in the living world. But when they attempted to leave the underworld, Orpheus, anxious about his silence, could not help looking back at Eurydice, and it was removed it permanently.
Orpheus appeared inconsolable afterwards. The Bacchae or Maenads felt a strong in spite and in pieces. Her head, thrown into the river Hebros, came to settle on the shores of the island of Lesbos , land of Poetry. The Muses , weeping, gathered the members for burial at the foot of Mount Olympus , in Thessaly Leibthres. In the latter city, an oracle of Dionysus predicts that if one day the ashes of Orpheus were exposed to light, a pig ravage the city. Nevertheless, people laughed at this prediction.
Yet one day, a shepherd slept on the grave of Orpheus and, while dreaming, began to sing the hymns of the poet. Workers present in nearby fields at once ran in great numbers they jostled so much that they came to disembowel the coffin of the poet. At nightfall, a violent storm broke, rain fell heavily and the swollen river flooded the city and its major monuments. The river in question is called Sys, which means "pig" artistic evocation The myth of Orpheus has inspired many artists in various fields: Operas and ballets Music 
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