Lyra Orpheus

Lyra Orpheus(琴座のオルフェウス, Raira no Orufeusu?) is the Saint of Lyra, his class have only been confirmed with a question mark as Silver Saintundefined.

He appeared in the first Saint Seiya movie called "Jashin Eris" were he was part of a group of revived Saints called "Ghost Five".

Reincarnation of the Tragic Character


Orpheus is the legendary mythical person himself, as expressed by Andromeda Shun. Orpheus is the incarnation of the tragic character in Greek Myths. Orpheus of Greek myths and Orpheus the Saint of Lyra are the both men share the same exceptional musical talent, and both men loved and lost a woman by the name of Eurydice.

Plot Overview
thumb|left|250px|Orpheus playing his lyre

After his failure to bring Eurydice back, he died with regrets. This led him to gladly taking Eris' offer and being revived in a new body. As he faced Andromeda Shun, Orpheus seemed to be a calm and subtle person, but as the fight progressed, he showed his evil side. After ensnaring and almost killing Shun with his Stringer Requiem attack, Orpheus was cut short by Phoenix Ikki's arrival. Ikki attacked with his Hō'ō Genmaken, but since Orpheus has already suffered through hell, he brushed the attack off easily. Wasting no time, Orpheus attacked with his Stringer Requiem again, but this time Ikki unleashed his Hōyoku Tenshō attack and Orpheus was killed.

Concept & Creation


With the success of the Saint Seiya franchise in both anime & manga form, a movie was proposed by Toei. Masami Kurumada participated in the production and after 3 months he contributed with the new Saints. Orpheus is named after Orpheus from the Greek myths, he also proclaims to be the real one. The Lyra Cloth was created by Kurumada for the movie and would later later appeared in the original story.