Orphean

adjective

Or·​phe·​an

ˈȯ(r)fēən

: of, relating to, or resembling Orpheus or his music : orphic sense 3

Orphean lyre

Word History

Etymology

Latin Orpheus (from Greek Orpheios, from Orpheus, poet and musician in Greek mythology) + English -an

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