The music of Orpheus was so beautiful that wild animals ceased their hunting, mountains bowed, seas stopped spraying and trees bent near to listen when he sang.

When his fellow sailors were bewitched by the enchanted song of the Sirens, Orpheus took up his lyre and began to sing.

Orpheus gained entry to the Underworld by using his music to charm Charon, the ferryman and Cerberus, the three headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell.

The yearning notes from Orpheus' lyre had kindled their memories of the sweet secrets of life's pleasures.

Touched by the charm and power of the music of Orpheus, Zeus turned his lyre into a constellation.

The Krewe accepts members of either gender and any race or ethnicity, and quickly became one of New Orleans' largest, after it was founded in 1993.

Harry Connick Jr. wrote and recorded a song for his 1994 album She, called "Here Comes the Big Parade".

Trinkets, collectables, masks, and beads tossed by hand from riders of the floats are called throws.

The Orpheus parade ends inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center where Orpheuscapade begins.

Orpheuscapade is a post-parade black-tie party that includes live music, food, and dancing.