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    Eastern lyres are divided into four main types: bull lyres, thick lyres, thin lyres and giant lyres. Bull lyres are a type of eastern lyre that have...
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    The Lyres of Ur or Harps of Ur is a group of four string instruments excavated in a fragmentary condition at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern Iraq from...
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  • The Lyre of Orpheus may refer to: The lyre belonging to the legendary Greek figure Orpheus The Lyre of Orpheus (novel), a novel by Robertson Davies Abattoir...
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    Lyrebird (redirect from Lyre Bird)
    are broad and curved in a S shape that together resemble the shape of a lyre.: 2, 18  Lyrebirds were thought to be Galliformes like the broadly similar...
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  • Look up lyre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lyre is a stringed musical instrument. Lyre(s) may also refer to: Lyre (vine system), a vine training...
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  • Philippines, drum and lyre corps is a marching ensemble consisting of strictly percussion instruments and a color guard section. The drum and lyre corps originated...
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    Glockenspiel (redirect from Bell lyre)
    Canada, a form of glockenspiel is called a bell lyre, bell lyra, or lyra-glockenspiel. The bell lyre is a form of glockenspiel commonly used in marching...
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    Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage, lyreleaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed), is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is native to the United States...
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  • Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 20...
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    The Anglo-Saxon lyre, also known as the Germanic lyre, a Rotta, or the Viking lyre, is a large plucked and strummed lyre that was played in Anglo-Saxon...
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    The Bull Headed Lyre is one of the oldest string instruments ever discovered. The lyre was excavated in the Royal Cemetery at Ur during the 1926–1927 season...
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    Trimorphodon (redirect from Lyre snake)
    commonly known as lyre snakes, named after the distinctive V-shaped pattern on their head that is said to resemble the shape of a lyre. In Mexico, they...
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    The lyre-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru...
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    musical instrument of the chordophone family, the lyre-guitar was a type of guitar shaped to look like a lyre, popular as a fad-instrument in the late 1800s...
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    A lyre arm is an element of design in furniture, architecture and the decorative arts, wherein a shape is employed to emulate the geometry of a lyre; the...
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  • Callisto re-appears, bringing several shocking revelations with her. 100 10 "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" Mark Beesley Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster January 22...
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    Vulcans, sometimes referred to as Vulcanians, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the Star Trek universe and media franchise. In the various...
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    Nicholas of Lyra (French: Nicolas de Lyre; c. 1270 – October 1349), or Nicolaus Lyranus, a Franciscan teacher, was among the most influential practitioners...
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    known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig...
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    Hurdy-gurdy (redirect from Wheel lyre)
    it acquired names like the German Bauernleier 'peasant's lyre' and Bettlerleier 'beggar's lyre'. During the 18th century, however, French Rococo tastes...
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    companion of the Muses, functioning as their chorus leader in celebrations. The lyre is a common attribute of Apollo. Protection of the young is one of the best...
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    the years 2010–2012 as David's Lyre, but is now using the musical project name Fyfe. He picked the name David's Lyre during his university studies in...
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    Lyre (foaled 25 September 2016) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trained and bred in Australia. She has won a Group One race, and over a million dollars. A...
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    Kithara (category Lyres)
    of the lyre, which was regarded as a rustic, or folk instrument, appropriate for teaching music to beginners. As opposed to the simpler lyre, the cithara...
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    is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre-playing. Clio's name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω...
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    all poets and musicians; it was said that while Hermes had invented the lyre, Orpheus perfected it. Poets such as Simonides of Ceos said that Orpheus's...
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    Chondrocladia lyra, also known as the lyre sponge or harp sponge, is a species of carnivorous deep-sea sponge first discovered off the Californian coast...
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    The tanbūra or "Kissar" is a bowl lyre of East Africa and the Middle East. It takes its name from the Persian tanbur via the Arabic tunbur (طنبور), though...
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  • The Lyre of Delight (Portuguese: A Lira do Delírio) is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Lima Jr. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry...
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  • Lyre (Irish: An Ladhar) is a townland and small village in the civil parish of Clonmeen, barony of Duhallow, northwest County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately...
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