Orpheus was a hero of Greek mythology who was supposed to possess
superhuman musical skills. With his legendary lyre, he was said to be
able to make even the rocks and trees dance around. In fact, when his
wife Eurydice
died, he was nearly able to use his lyre to secure her return from the
underworld. Later on, according to legend, he was killed at the bidding
of Dionysus, and an oracle of Orpheus was established that came to rival the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. Because of the oracle of Orpheus, orphic can mean "oracular." Because of Orpheus' musical powers, orphic can also mean "entrancing."
Examples of ORPHIC
"'No summer ever came back, and no two summers ever were alike,' said I, with a degree of Orphic wisdom that astonished myself."
— Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance, 1852
"The market skipped higher last week after some Orphic hints from the Federal Reserve Board that it may lower interest rates this summer."
— Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 26 Mar. 2007
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