Orpheus
τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται → undeserved success engenders folly in unbalanced minds
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ὀρφεύς, -έως, ὁ.
Of Orpheus, adj.: Ὀρφικός (Hdt.), Ὄρφειος (Plat.).
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Orpheus: (dissyl.), i (Gr. dat. Orphei, Verg. E. 4, 57; Gr. acc. Orphĕă, Verg. E. 6, 30; Ov. P. 3, 3, 41:
I Orphēā, id. M. 10, 3; voc. Orpheu, Verg. G. 4, 494; Ov. M. 11, 44), m., = Ὀρφεύς, the famous mythic singer of Thrace, son of Œagrus and Calliope, and husband of Eurydice; after her death he led her back from the Lower World, but lost her on turning to look at her, breaking his promise to Pluto. He was one of the Argonauts, Hor. C. 1, 12, 8; Ov. M. 10, 3 sq.; 11, 5 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 164; 251; Verg. E. 4, 55; Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107 et saep.—Hence,
A Or-phēus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφεῖος, of or belonging to Orpheus, Orphean (poet.): vox, Ov. M. 10, 3: lyra, Prop. 1, 3, 42.—
B Or-phĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφικός, of or belonging to Orpheus, Orphic (class.): carmen, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107: sacra Orphica, id. 3, 23, 58: versus, Macr. S. 1, 18, 17.—
C Orphăĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφαικός, Orphic.—In plur. subst.: Orphăĭci, ōrum, m., the Orphics, the followers of Orpheus, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 12.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Orpheūs,¹¹ ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Ὀρφεύς), Orphée [fils de la Muse Calliope, célèbre joueur de lyre, époux d’Eurydice : Cic. Nat. 1, 107 || -ēŭs, a, um (Ὀρφεῖος), d’Orphée : Prop. 1, 3, 42 || -ēĭcus, a, um, d’Orphée, orphique : Macr. Sat. 1, 18, 17, ou -ĭcus, a, um (Ὀρφικός), Cic. Nat. 1, 107.