Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Aquila – Orpheus

Orpheus – Orpheus the Thracian bard
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Orpheus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus

Orpheus is the first Eagle you encounter as you venture into Tartarus. He is looking for his true love Eurydice and mistakes your wizard for a Pirate. So Orpheus has met pirates that frequent the skyways of Aquila.

Orpheus is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, traveled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, and even descended into the Underworld of Hades, to recover his lost wife Eurydice.

For the Greeks, Orpheus was a founder and prophet of the so-called “Orphic” mysteries. He was credited with the composition of the Orphic Hymns and the Orphic Argonautica. Shrines containing purported relics of Orpheus were regarded as oracles.

The current list of all the (known) Aquila references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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