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  • noun Plural form of aulos.

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Examples

  • They roam to the music of pipes (auloi), cymbals, castanets, and bagpipes, and love to dance with the nymphs (with whom they are obsessed, and whom they often pursue), and have a special form of dance called sikinnis.

    Pan and Satyrs James Gurney 2009

  • Thus, when we find the angels described as asomatoi or auloi, in the writings of the Fathers, this properly means only that the angels do not possess

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

  • In the original bronze group, Marsyas was depicted in the act of picking up the double flutes (auloi) which Athena had cast down at his feet.

    Home | The New York Observer 2008

  • In the original bronze group, Marsyas was depicted in the act of picking up the double flutes (auloi) which Athena had cast down at his feet.

    Home | The New York Observer 2008

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