Orpheus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orpheus \Or"phe*us\, prop. n. [L. Orpheus, Gr. ?.] (Gr. Myth.)
     The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope,
     and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to
     entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his
     lyre.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Orpheus
       n : (Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice
           died he went to Hades to get her back but failed