Greek · No. 071
Orpheus the Singer
Real myth
His lyre made even the stones of the underworld weep.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 1000
- DEF
- 900
- Level
- 3
- Type
- Spellcaster
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Fox
The myth
Orpheus was the greatest singer and musician of Greek myth, son of the Muse Calliope and the Thracian king Oeagrus, or of Apollo. His lyre enchanted animals, trees and even stones. He sailed with the Argonauts and, according to Apollonius of Rhodes, saved the crew by playing louder than the Sirens' song. After Eurydice's death he went down to the land of the dead and moved Hades with his music. He was finally torn apart by Thracian women who followed Dionysus; his head and lyre floated to the island of Lesbos, still singing. The Orphic rites bore his name.
Why it has this power
A Common level-3 card with 1000 ATK and 900 DEF: a singer, not a warrior, and his numbers are modest. He is a Light Spellcaster, because his magic is music that calms beasts and gods, with the Sun and Fox constellations, Apollo's lyre and cunning. Fused with Eurydice, he forms Orpheus and Eurydice, the Last Glance.
Did you know
By tradition, Orpheus's lyre was placed in the sky as the constellation Lyra, home of the bright star Vega.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Eurydice, the Beloved Shade → Orpheus and Eurydice, the Last Glance
- In Nikos the Young Hoplite's deck
- In Elena, Huntress of Artemis's deck
- In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
- In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle (Aegean of Heroes) — grade D: 14%
- Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
- Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
- Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
- Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
- Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
- Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
- Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
- Craft with card dust: 40 dust
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Orpheus (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
- Argonautica, Book 4 — Apollonius Rhodius (trans. R. C. Seaton), Theoi Classical Texts Library
- Metamorphoses, Book 10 — Ovid (trans. Brookes More), Theoi Classical Texts Library