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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Lyre
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A stringed musical instrument used in ancient Greece.
A lyre is made with a wooden sounding board and two curved arms joined by a yoke; similar to a harp with four to ten strings; also similar to the kithara (cithara).
The lyre was invented by Hermes on the day he was born; he used a mountain-turtle shell as the sound-board and sheep-gut as the strings; Hermes earned the love of Apollon by giving him the lyre.
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