Orphée de la Lyre is the Silver Saint of the Lyra constellation, possessing power surpassing even the Gold Saints. He wields a lyre as his weapon, channeling his cosmos to execute techniques blending music and combat: Stringer Nocturne unleashes destructive soundwaves and binds foes with strings; Death Trip Serenade induces prolonged or eternal sleep; Stringer Fine slices targets with the strings. His combat emphasizes precision and emotional resonance, leveraging sound's hypnotic or destructive properties. His past mirrors the myth of Orpheus. After his beloved Eurydice died from a snake bite, he entered the Underworld. His music moved Hades, who agreed to release Eurydice on the condition Orphée not look back until they reached the surface. During their ascent, a deceptive light, a trick orchestrated by Pandora and executed by the Specter Sphinx Pharaoh using a mirror, mimicked sunlight. Mistaking it for their exit, Orphée glanced at Eurydice, causing her immediate petrification. Heartbroken, he remained in the Underworld, pledging loyalty to Hades and playing his lyre for Eurydice's stone form in a secluded garden. Sanctuary presumed him dead. During the Holy War against Hades, Orphée reappeared in the Second Prison alongside Pharaoh, initially opposing the Bronze Saints Pegasus Seiya and Andromeda Shun. After incapacitating them with Stringer Nocturne, he spared their lives, prompting Pharaoh's challenge. When Athena's Cloth flew toward Pharaoh, a light resembling the one that deceived Orphée years earlier appeared, revealing Pharaoh's role in Eurydice's loss. Orphée confronted Pharaoh. After Pharaoh severed the "G" string of his lyre, Orphée tensioned it with his teeth and defeated Pharaoh with Stringer Fine, restoring his faith in his duty as a Saint of Athena. Allied with Seiya and Shun, Orphée aimed to assassinate Hades. Exploiting his scheduled performance in Giudecca, he concealed the Bronze Saints in a flower-filled coffer. Despite Pandora stabbing the coffer with her trident and the arrival of the Three Judges, Orphée proceeded. During his recital, he wove Death Trip Serenade into the music, putting Pandora and Judges Minos and Aiacos to sleep. He attacked Hades' throne, discovering it was an illusion. Wyvern Rhadamanthys, having resisted the music, impaled Orphée through the chest. Grappling Rhadamanthys, Orphée urged Seiya to strike them both with the Pegasus Ryūsei Ken. Critically wounded, he entrusted Athena's protection to Seiya and Shun before dying, his last thoughts with Eurydice. In a non-canonical spin-off, the deity Eris resurrected Orphée alongside other Silver Saints to conquer Earth. He confronted Andromeda Shun and Phoenix Ikki, claiming immunity to Ikki's illusions due to his Underworld experiences. After a brief battle, Ikki defeated him using the Hō Yoku Tenshō technique, returning him to the afterlife. His character embodies the tragic intersection of love, duty, and redemption. Despite his initial abandonment of Sanctuary and misguided loyalty to Hades, his core identity as a Saint of Athena resurfaces through his sacrifice. His arc consistently parallels the Orpheus myth in his loss of Eurydice, supernatural musical prowess, and ultimate fate.