/tags/orpheus/ Recent content in Orpheus on English Bulgaria Hugo -- gohugo.io Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:56:17 +0000 /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/ Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:56:17 +0000 /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/ <p>As you drive into the village of Gela in southern Bulgaria a sign informs you that this is the birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus">Orpheus</a>, the legendary Thracian musician and poet. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s true, but who <em>wouldn&rsquo;t</em> be able to &ldquo;charm all living things and even stones&rdquo; with their music if they were born in a village with such a view? These are the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodope_Mountains">Rhodope Mountains</a> in the golden afternoon sunlight of early spring.</p> <figure> <img sizes="(min-width: 35em) 1200px, 100vw" srcset=' /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/IMG_20160305_163845_hud2e9e272cc843a8fcd18791bb259851a_2355886_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/IMG_20160305_163845_hud2e9e272cc843a8fcd18791bb259851a_2355886_800x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 800w, /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/IMG_20160305_163845_hud2e9e272cc843a8fcd18791bb259851a_2355886_1200x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1200w, /2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/IMG_20160305_163845_hud2e9e272cc843a8fcd18791bb259851a_2355886_1500x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1500w, ' src="/2016/03/village-gela-birthplace-orpheus/IMG_20160305_163845_hud2e9e272cc843a8fcd18791bb259851a_2355886_800x0_resize_q75_box.jpg" alt="View of the Rhodope Mountains from Gela, Bulgaria"/> <figcaption> <p>View of the Rhodope Mountains from Gela, Bulgaria</p> </figcaption> </figure>