Ὀρφεύς An ancient Greek poet called Phanokles, of the second century BC, told a story about the death of Orpheus, which was retold later by Virgil. Orpheus had died at the hands of the Maenads, priestesses of Dionysios, who worshipped the god with human sacrifice. They killed and dismembered Orpheus, as Set did Osiris in … More Orpheus, singing