He is credited with introducing the cithara—a seven-stringed lyre that was used to accompany the singing of the Homeric narrative poems—and with establishing the rules for playing the instrument. In 586 at the Pythian games in Delphi an aulos player from Argos named Sacadas was the victor....
aGreek music began with seven-stringed instruments like the lyre and the kithara, which a player would tune first with two strings, one octave apart, then build a sequence of notes using intervals such as fourths and fifths. 希腊音乐从七被串起的仪器开始了象里拉琴和kithara,球员首先会调整与二...
Meaning: Lyre (musical instrument) or lyrical Variations/Synonyms: Lyric, Lyra, or Lyre Margaret Origin: Greek Meaning: Pearl Variations/Synonyms: Margret, Marguerite, Margarita, Maggie, Meg, Megan, Meghan, Marjorie, Peggy, Margo, Margaux, Marge, or Margie Nerina Origin: Greek Meaning: Delicate ...
But in reparation for his actions against Apollo, the newborn god created a lyre from the shell of a turtle. He presented the stringed instrument to his older brother. His anger melted away, Apollo presented Hermes with a magical sleep-inducing staff called the Caduceus. Once ZEUS realized ...
Variations/Synonyms: Lyra, Lyre, or Lyric Description: Because of its musical origin, some parents might like to name their daughter Lyris. The name is also popular for gamers because Lyris is the Lesser Goddess of Victory and Fate in Dungeons & Dragons. Maia Origin: Greek Meaning: Water Var...
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No lyre in "Kaos" for Orpheus. Credit: Justin Downing / Netflix Having won over the Underworld with his tunes, Orpheus makes a deal with Hades (Higgins writes that it was Persephone's idea) to play her out of there as long as he doesn't look back. Spoiler: he does. Eurydice is ...
"This tomb received Anakreon (Anacreon), whom the Mousai (Muses) made deathless [i.e. famous after death], the singer of his native Teos, who tuned his lyre for songs of the sweet love of boys, songs with the scent of the Kharites (Charites, Graces) and Erotes (Loves) . . . But...