Orfeus
No one from all the ancient chroniclers has ever mentioned his date or place
of birth.
But all of the historical writers agree on the point and confirm that he was
a saintly king of the Thracians and at the same time he was the main priest.
His father was Oyagar and gave him instructions how to restore the most ancient
cult of his forefathers and he did that successfully. But what was that cult
exactly, probably the Greek chroniclers didn’t find out and that’s
why they called it “mysteries”. Only few external features of this
worship are mentioned. In the religious ceremonies only initiated men took part
and there were strictly no women allowed to attend. It was prohibited to carry
any kind of weapons in the temple, as well.
All writers agree that Orpheus preached that the soul is eternal and for nonviolence,
and that’s the reason for his personal drama.
Deodorus said: “He was killed by Macedonian and Thracian women in one
of the biggest temples in Libetra. They used the pile of weapons by the men
outside the temple. And they killed most of the men who were in the temple and
tore into pieces Orpheus.”
Cononus: “The women who worshipped Dionysus decided to kill Orpheus but
they were afraid of him and the group of men around him. But after they got
intoxicated with wine they dared to do it.”
The legend says that his followers burned his body. They put the ashes in an
urn and they placed it on a high platform and worshipped it…
Nowadays, the archaeologists have found in the Rodopi Mountains many tombs in
the rocks in which there were no skeletons found, but just the ashes of the
renowned Thracians.
Yes, it’s known that the Thracians had that tradition to burn dead bodies
and even celebrate someone’s departure from this world, singing different
auspicious songs, preparing the soul for his next destination.
His music and songs were incomparable, he could charm even the wild beasts and
birds, and even the trees and the stones would follow him. All gods in heaven
and underground /Hades/ were very pleased by his playing… Only because
of his talent the Argonauts would be able to escape the enchanting songs of
the sirens. And that’s why the Greek heroes seeking the Golden Fleece
invited him on their ship /Odyssey/.
But who was actually
Orpheus? Who was his worshippable Lord?
They didn’t know, because they didn’t belong to the same culture.
We can find out
more about him looking into the remnants of the native Thracian culture.
There is a book printed 1874 in Belgrade – “VEDA SLOVENA”.
What is Veda Slovena?