
John Raphael SmithVerenigd Koninkrijk, 1752–1812Mercury Inventing the Lyre
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Minneapolis, Verenigde Staten
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According to the myth of Mercury—the Roman god of commerce, communication, and trickery—he was just a few days old when he stole a herd of cattle that belonged to Apollo. After killing one of the bulls, Mercury made strings of its guts, stretched them over a tortoise shell, and the lyre was born. Though initially angry with Mercury, Apollo forgave his crime in exchange for the new string instrument.
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- P.47.46
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