Valentine’s Week – Day 6 – Hug Day Article: Orpheus and Eurydice Love storyPublished by: Nicky Francis The story of Orpheus Orpheus, an ancient Greek legendary hero endowed with superhuman musical skills. He became the patron of a religious movement based on sacred writings that were said to be his own. Traditionally, Orpheus was the son of a Muse (probably Calliope, the patron of epic poetry) and Oeagrus, a king of Thrace (other versions give Apollo). According to some legends, Apollo gave Orpheus his first lyre. Orpheus’s singing and playing were so beautiful that animals and even trees and rocks moved about him in dance. Orpheus, talented at playing music Orpheus is known as the most talented music player of…