| Orphism took up the beliefs of paganism, and adapted them to its own ends. |
| Orphism is one of the artistic styles to emerge from the Cubist movement. |
| But Orphism, though liable to degradation, purified and elevated the old Bacchic rites. |
| Epimenides must be reckoned with Melampus and Onomacritus as one of the founders of Orphism. |
| Although it was short-lived, Orphism was the first movement devoted explicitly to non-representational colour abstraction. |
| Orphism may very possibly represent an ancient Cretan religion in clash or fusion with one from Thrace. |
