Orpheus, to whom the “Orphic Hymns” are attributed, is an extremely charming and mysterious figure. He is, according to tradition, the greatest, the most important hero and at the same time the only man – founder of religion. His life and action are undefined…

Well known and taken for granted in relation to the Orphic Hymns is their incredible beauty. The reader who comes into contact with the Orphic Hymns feels that he is filled with admiration and amazement by the high aesthetics that governs the whole work and emanates from every verse of the Hymns. And through this very verse he sees the profound, ancient and timeless piety of the race.