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Where on Earth is Ithaca? A Quest for the Homeland of Odysseus. Delft: Eburon. 2010. ISBN 978-90-5972-344-3. E.S. Tsimaratos—published posthumously in 1998—he thought "Ithaca" was in central Kefalonia, but he agreed with Strabo about Paliki once having been cut off from Kefalonia. Poia I Omeriki Ithaki? [Which is Homeric Ithaca?] (in Greek ...
Orpheus with the lyre and surrounded by beasts (Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens) The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice (sometimes referred to as Euridice and also known as Argiope). While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr.
Orfey, Орфей, is the Bulgarian spelling of Orpheus, a legendary figure in Greek and Thracian mythology, chief among poets and musicians. Orfey may refer to:
Orpheus, Linus, the Corybantes In Greek mythology , Calliope ( / k ə ˈ l aɪ . ə p i / kə- LY -ə-pee ; Ancient Greek : Καλλιόπη , romanized : Kalliópē , lit. 'beautiful-voiced') is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry ; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice.
As he was about to reach the living world, Orpheus looked back toward Eurydice in excitement to see his beloved, and Eurydice was trapped in the Underworld forever. [1] Another looking taboo is in the story of Lot in the Book of Genesis. In Genesis 19, two angels in the form of men arrived in Sodom and were invited by Lot to spend the night at ...
Orphism is named after the legendary poet-hero Orpheus, who was said to have originated the Mysteries of Dionysus. [7] However, Orpheus was more closely associated with Apollo than to Dionysus in the earliest sources and iconography. According to some versions of his mythos, he was the son of Apollo, and during his last days, he shunned the ...
Orpheus and Eurydice, a ballet choreographed by Dame Ninette de Valois with music by Gluck (1941) [7] Orpheus, a ballet made by choreographer George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky (1948) Orpheus in the Underworld, an album by Don Shirley (1956) Orpheus, a song by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, from Reflections (Manos Hatzidakis album ...
Oeagrus and the Muse Calliope [6] [7] or Clio [citation needed] or Polymnia [8] were the parents of Orpheus [9] [10] [11] and Linus. [12] He married Calliope close to Pimpleia, Olympus. [13] [14] The sisters of Orpheus are called Oeagrides, in the sense of the Muses. [15] The father of Orpheus was sometimes given as Apollo. [16]