Bisa ga ƙamus, Orpheus wani mutum ne a cikin tatsuniyoyi na Girka wanda aka sani da basirar kiɗansa. An ce yana iya fara'a ko da alloli da waƙarsa, kuma mafi shaharar labarinsa ya haɗa da tafiyarsa zuwa duniya don gwadawa da kwato matarsa Eurydice. Ana amfani da sunan "Orpheus" wani lokaci don nufin wani wanda ya kware a fannin kiɗa ko fasaha.