Carius
In
Nicolaus Damascenus
related of him the following tale.
Mythology
As Carius was wandering by a lake which later received the name Torrhebis, he heard the voices of
nymphs singing; these nymphs, Nicolaus remarked, were also called the Muses by the Lydians. Carius learned the music from them, and taught it to the Lydians. This kind of music was known as "Torrhebian songs".[1]
Carius ("of
See also
Notes
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Torrhēbos, citing Hellanicus and Nicolaus
- ^ Herodotus, Histories 1.171
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Karia
References
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- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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