masculine Orpheus

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Origin:
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Name Root:
órphnē > Orpheús
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “órphnē (ὄρφνη) Orpheús (Ὀρφεύς),” meaning “darkness of the night, night, the darkness of the nether world.” Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. According to Apollodorus and a fragment of Pindar, Orpheus’s father was Oeagrus, a Thracian king, or, according to another version of the story, the god Apollo. His mother was the muse Calliope; or, the daughter of Pierus, son of Makednos. His birthplace and place of residence were in Pimpleia, Olympus.

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Numerological Values: #3

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