Herodorus of Megara
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Herodorus of Megara
was an ancient Greek musician, ten times Olympic victor in the trumpet contest
. He was noted particularly for his size, voracity and loudness of his trumpet (salpinx
).
Megara
Megara is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King...
was an ancient Greek musician, ten times Olympic victor in the trumpet contest
Herald and Trumpet contest
In the 96th Olympiad , beside the athletic and artistic competitions, the "Herald and Trumpet contest" was added, which was already a formal element of the Olympic ritual performed by the kerykes and salpinktai . Winners were chosen by the clarity of the enunciation and the audibilty of their...
. He was noted particularly for his size, voracity and loudness of his trumpet (salpinx
Salpinx
A salpinx 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 of variable shape and size; extant descriptions describe conical, bulb-like, and spherical structures...
).