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In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a musician who sang and played so beautifully that even animals, rocks, and trees danced to his tunes. He was the son of Calliope, the Museone of nine sister goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences of epic poetry, and of the god ApolloGreek god of the sun, the arts, medicine, and herdsmen; son of Zeus and Leto and twin brother of Artemis. It was Apollo who gave Orpheus his first lyre,stringed instrument similar to a small harp the instrument that he always played.

Orpheus accompanied JasonGreek hero and leader of the Argonauts who went on a quest for the Golden Fleece and the Argonauts on their quest for the