Herodorus of
Megara ( grc-gre, Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Μεγαρεύς) was an ancient Greek musician, ten times
Olympic
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
victor in the
trumpet contest. He was noted particularly for his size and the loudness of his trumpet (
salpinx
A salpinx (; plural salpinges ; Greek σαλπιγξ) was a trumpet-like instrument of the ancient Greeks.
Construction
The salpinx consisted of a straight, narrow bronze tube with a mouthpiece of bone and a bell (also constructed of bronze) of ...
) playing.
References
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Athenaeus
Athenaeus of Naucratis (; grc, Ἀθήναιος ὁ Nαυκρατίτης or Nαυκράτιος, ''Athēnaios Naukratitēs'' or ''Naukratios''; la, Athenaeus Naucratita) was a Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of th ...
x. p. 414, f, 415, e.
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Pollux Onom. IV II
*Curiosities of Music - Rare facts about the music traditions of many nations & culture
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Smith, William; ''
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 ...
'', London (1873)
"Herodo'rus"
Ancient Megarians
4th-century BC Greek people
Ancient Greek musicians
Ancient Olympic competitors
Ancient Greek trumpeters
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