Apollo's Lyre - Musical Instrument Miniature - Ancient Greece - Brooch Pin - Silver Plated and Bronze Plated Artifact

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Silver Plated
Height: 6 cm - 2,36 inches
Width: 3,5 cm - 1,38 inches
Weight: 30 g

Apollo's Lyre is a musical instrument invented by Hermes and given to Apollo as a gift.
In Greek Mythology, when Hermes was a baby he stole a number of Apollo's cattle and took them to a cave in the woods near Pylos. In the cave, he found a tortoise and killed it, then removed the insides. He used one of the cow's intestines and the tortoise shell and made the first lyre.
Apollo eventually found Hermes, but fell in love with the sound the lyre made. Apollo gifted the cattle to Hermes in exchange for the lyre and forgave Hermes for stealing his cattle. The lyre then became one of Apollo's symbols of power.