orpheus
オルフェウス
解説 Definition
Orpheus は、ギリシャ神話に登場する詩人・音楽家のオルフェウスを指す固有名詞です。竪琴の名手として知られ、文学や芸術の文脈で人物名として使われます。
Orpheus is a legendary poet and musician in Greek mythology whose singing and lyre playing could charm people, animals, and even nature. He is especially known for journeying to the underworld in an attempt to bring back his wife, Eurydice.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
入力形は orpheus ですが、神話上の人名なので通常は Orpheus と大文字で書きます。語源の確定していない固有名のため無理に分解せず、Orpheus holds a lyre、the musician Orpheus という場面で記憶します。竪琴の音楽で人や自然を魅了し、妻を取り戻すため冥界へ向かった人物です。
Although the entry appears as orpheus, capitalize Orpheus because it is the name of a mythological person. His name has no securely established breakdown, so remember it through his defining image: Orpheus holding a lyre and enchanting listeners with music. Connect the phrases the musician Orpheus and the story of Orpheus and Eurydice with his journey into the underworld to recover his wife. Do not confuse him with Oedipus, another Greek figure whose story centers on prophecy and tragic identity rather than extraordinary music.
例文
Orpheus is a famous musician in Greek mythology.
オルフェウスはギリシャ神話の有名な音楽家です。
The class read a short story about Orpheus.
授業ではオルフェウスについての短い物語を読みました。
In the painting, Orpheus holds a lyre beside the river.
その絵では、オルフェウスが川のそばで竪琴を持っています。
orpheus の類義語・関連語
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orpheus の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 Orpheus を経て、古代ギリシャ語 Ὀρφεύς に由来する神話名で、語根ははっきり確定していない。孤児を表す ὀρφανός と同系かという説もあり、“失う者”の響きが妻を失う物語と重なる。関連語は Orphic, Orphism。
Orpheus entered English through Latin from Ancient Greek Orpheus, the name of the legendary musician and poet. The deeper origin of the Greek name is uncertain, and proposed connections with other Greek words are not securely established. It is therefore safest to treat Orpheus as an inherited mythological proper name rather than divide it into meaningful components. Later derivatives include Orphic, referring to Orpheus or the religious and literary traditions associated with him.
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