Orpheus and the animals (ancient mosaics)

According to Greek legends, Orpheus’s music had the power to attract wild animals which would gather around him to hear his music.

Lendas gregas atribuem à música tocada por Orfeu a capacidade de atrair os animais selvagens para a ouvir em seu redor.

Unknown-'Orpheus and the beasts'-Roman mosaic-from Tarsus   Antakya (Turkey)-Archaeological Museum (10568)

Unknown-'Orpheus and the animals'-Roman mosaic   Shahba (Syria)-Archaeological Museum

Unknown-'Orpheus and the animals'-Roman mosaic-3th century-from Piazza della Vittoria (building A)   Palermo-Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Antonio Salinas' (NI 2287)  

Unknown-'Orpheus and the animals'-Roman mosaic   Paphos (Cyprus)- Archaeological Museum (house of Orpheus)

Unknown-'Orpheus taming wild animals'-Roman mosaic    Dallas (Texas)-Museum of Art