Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient Greek stringed musical instrument; a cithara or lyre.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of lyre used by the Greeks.
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- noun A kind of
lyre used by theAncient Greeks .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek φόρμιγξ
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Hesiod, it was called phorminx, which is believed to have been the form so often represented on Greek vases of a turtle shell with side pieces like horns, an instrument having but little effective resonance.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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- According to Iliad, Apollo was also the god of song and music, delighting the immortal gods with his play on the phorminx during their repast.
reesetee commented on the word phorminx
An ancient Greek musical instrument, having (usually) seven strings and resembling a cithara or lyre.
February 9, 2008