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He was not a god. Orpheus was a mortal who went to the Underworld to find his wife. He played so sweetly on his lyre that Hades let him take his wife if he didn't turn around on the way there. He turned around and lost her forever.
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What is the Roman name for orpheus?
Orpheus did not have a specifically Roman name.
What is orpheus greek name?
Orpheus.
What god tried to retrieve his wife from the underworld but didn't follow Hades' instructions and lost her?
His name was Orpheus, but i don't think he was a god...
What is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaistos?
Vulcan(us) is the Roman name of the Greek god Hephaestus.
What is the roman name for the god of fire?
Vulcan is Hephaestus's Roman name.
What is the Roman name for orpheus?
Orpheus did not have a specifically Roman name.
In Greek mythology what was Orpheus's Roman name?
Uranus was the god of the sky for the Greeks and was killed by Cronus or Khronus or whatever you'd like to call him. The Romans actually found the story of Orpheus exceedingly boring because they were more warlike than the Greeks. So they decided that they would not retell the story of Orpheus so he never had a roman name. He remained Orpheus for all time.
What is orpheus roman name?
Many characters of Greek mythology have Roman names that include the Olympians, supernatural beings, deities, and gods. Orpheus was a mortal and the son of a Muse but he did not have a Roman name.
What was Orpheus a god of?
Orpheus is not a god he is a mortal son of one of the Muses
How did the Greek god orpheus become a god?
Orpheus is not a Greek god: he is a mortal, as he died.
What is Eurydice's roman name?
Eurydice's name is the same in Greek and Roman mythology. Her husband Orpheus tried to bring her back from the Underworld after she died from a viper bite.
What is the Greek god Orpheus music instrument?
The harp is Orpheus' instrument.
What is orpheus greek name?
Orpheus.
What is the birth name of Orpheus Roye?
Orpheus Roye's birth name is Orpheus Michael Roye.
What god tried to retrieve his wife from the underworld but didn't follow Hades' instructions and lost her?
His name was Orpheus, but i don't think he was a god...
What god roman name is mars?
Mars was a Roman god. He was the God of War.
Is Orpheus a boy or girl name?
Orpheus is typically a boy's name. It comes from Greek mythology, where Orpheus was a legendary musician and poet.
