Orpheus (disambiguation) - Definition

Orpheus was a legendary ancient Greek musician. The name Orpheus later took on some other meanings:

• Orpheus is a hypothesized Mars-sized planet that collided with the Earth 4.5 billion years ago, possibly creating the Moon. It is also called Theia.

• Orpheus is a large New Orleans Carnival Krewe, founded in 1993. The Orpheus parade takes place on Lundi Gras night, the night before Mardi Gras.

• Orpheus is a Carnival Krewe in Mandeville, Louisiana, which first paraded in 1988. The parade in Mandeville the Friday before Mardi Gras.

• Orpheus is the translation into English of the title of the movie Orphée directed by Jean Cocteau in 1949.

• Orpheus is a Boston band of the 1960s.