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Definition of Orphics

Orphic
Orphic Or"phic, a. [L. Orphicus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.

Meaning of Orphics from wikipedia

- mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into the Gr**** underworld and returned. Orphics revered Dionysus (who once descended into the Underworld and returned)...
- The Orphic Hymns are a collection of eighty-seven ancient Gr**** hymns addressed to various deities, which were attributed to the mythical poet Orpheus...
- The Orphic Trilogy is a series of three French films written and directed by Jean Cocteau: The Blood of a Poet, or Le sang d'un poète, 1930 Orpheus, or...
- Gr****: Ζαγρεύς, romanized: Zagreus) was a god sometimes identified with an Orphic Dionysus, a son of Zeus and ****phone, who was dismembered by the Titans...
- The Orphic Argonautica or Argonautica Orphica (Ancient Gr****: Ὀρφέως Ἀργοναυτικά) is a Gr**** epic poem dating from the 4th century CE. It is narrated in...
- several theogonies of Orphic literature, in which she is often described as the mother of Ur**** and Gaia. In the earliest Orphic cosmogonies, she is the...
- To the Orphic Void is the third studio album by the Argentine/Swedish band Tersivel. The album was released on 11 February through Uprising! Records. The...
- Orphic Signs is the second studio album by the technical death metal band Desecravity. It was released on November 15 of 2014 on Willowtip Records. Yuichi...
- painting. For the Gr****s, Orpheus was a founder and prophet of the so-called "Orphic" mysteries. He was credited with the composition of a number of works, among...
- Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). In Orphic cosmogony Aether was the offspring of Chronos (Time), and the brother of...