Orphean
/ɔːˈfɪən
/Greek Mythology
adjective
1Relating to or characteristic of the poet Orpheus, especially in being melodious or entrancing: they were entranced by the Orphean skill he displayed...
- He recognises the mythical, Orphean role that poetry has played in our national conscience and the sense of identity.
- George seems never to have had the potential to be an Orphean poet.
- His soul engross'd th' Monopoly of Arts, And thy Orphæan skill could ravish Hearts.
1.1Resembling or reminiscent of Orpheus' journey into the underworld: an Orphean journey into a kind of underworld of sin...
- The final section contains a series of poems recalling, sometimes more through title than progression, the Orphean myth.
- As the film's Orphean tale unfolds, a young writer-poet-musician descends into the absinthe-soaked, decadent underworld (Montmartre) in search of ideal love.
- As he retraces his footsteps on his Orphean journey with Mizuki by his side, a tapestry of human experience unfurls.
