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Orpheus
noun
uk /ˈɔː.fi.əs/ us /ˈɔːr.fi.əs/
in Greek mythology(= ancient stories), a poet who sang and played the lyre (= a musical instrument with a U-shaped frame and strings): 奥菲士（希腊神话中的一位诗人）
Orpheus wanted to rescue his bride, Eurydice, from the underworld after she was bitten by a deadly snake.奥菲士想要从冥界救回自己死于毒蛇之口的新娘欧律狄克。
The Orpheus myth is a love story.
Orpheus makes a bargain with Pluto to bring his wife back from the underworld
Orpheus played his lyre to calm the beast.
Someone was playing like Orpheus.
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