Syrinx

And he took some of the reeds, and placing them together, of unequal lengths, side by side, made an instrument which he called Syrinx, in honor of the nymph. "

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

And he took some of the reeds, and placing them together, of unequal lengths, side by side, made an instrument which he called Syrinx, in honor of the nymph. "

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

Hermes (aka Mercury) suggested that seven reeds of different lengths bound together could make pan pipes, which were called Syrinx in honor of the nymph.

Brigitte Mars: Lovely Lilacs with Brigitte Mars 2010

The myth concerning the origin of Pan's pipe is as follows: -- Pan became enamoured of a beautiful nymph, called Syrinx, who, appalled at his terrible appearance, fled from the pertinacious attentions of her unwelcome suitor.

Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

These were what are called the Syrinx or Pandean pipes.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

These were what are called the Syrinx or Pandean pipes.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

Malformation with Syrinx, which is a condition where a portion of the brain herniated, pushing through the base of the skull, pressing against the brainstem.

News for WSAV WSAV 2010

Trumpet prodigy Alison Balsom's new CD, "Ca-price," due out in September, transforms well-known works such as Paganini's violin Caprice No. 24 and Debussy's solo flute piece "Syrinx," transcribed for her instrument.

The Celebrity Soloist 2007

Debussy's unaccompanied "Syrinx," which led directly - with only the slight pause necessary for a quick change of flutes - into Takemitsu's "Toward the Sea," with Mr. Fisk.

NYT > Home Page By ALLAN KOZINN 2011

The 'Syrinx' of Theocritus consists of twenty verses, so arranged that the length of each pair is less than that of the pair before, and the whole resembles the ten reeds of the mouth organ or

Spectator, May 7, 1711 1711