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Orpheus
noun
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Divide Orpheus into syllables:

Or · pheus

How to pronounce Orpheus:

Definition of Orpheus:

Orpheus (noun):
a poet and musician in greek mythology who almost rescues his wife eurydice from hades by charming pluto and persephone with his lyre

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