person
Orpheus
The Thracian singer whose music moved rivers, winds, and trees; son of a Muse.
Reading notes
- The Art of Poetry §391-407 Orpheus
The legendary Thracian singer who tamed beasts and weaned early men from savagery; the type of poetry's civilizing power.
- The Odes §1.12 Orpheus
The Thracian singer, son of a Muse, whose music drew rivers, winds, and oaks.
- The Odes §1.24 Thracian Orpheus
The singer whose music moved the trees — yet even his art could not bring back the dead.