LIFE OF OLYMPUS

Aristotle Politics: [on music| : This would be clear
if we could show that music affects our characters.
And we can, by many instances, notably that of the
musical compositions of Olympus, which admittedly
carry us away, an effect which is a condition of the
character of the soul.

Suidas Lexicon: Olympus: A Phrygian, the younger
of the name. a flute- plaver who (uwsinked. in the
time of Midas Τ son of Gordias.

Hesychius Glossary: Nome of Olympus: One of
the composers for the flute.

Aristophanes Avughis :
DemosTHENEs. My poor old mate, how d've feel *
Nictas. Bad, as bad as you do.
Dem. Then come here, and
‘let's pipe Olympus’ nome of woe in concert.’
[They hum a few bars.]
Scholiast on the passage: Olympus was a musician,
a pupil of Marsvas. He wrote dirge-nomes for the
flute.
1 died Βα. 693.
mel, 7}. WY. 13. 20, Ov, Meat. ὁ. 393, Phin, Δ΄. ΄.
®. 4, Hyg. F. 165, 273, Paus. 10. 30, 9.

Jor instance, Ld, 4.35, 7. 6. Plato Crat. 402 b, Rep.
B40, Arist, HWA. S63 a 18. Pans. » 14. 3. 22. 1,

= ot. Dd, ὦ. 31. 2. 959. Ty, 70. a 2, Clem, Al, Str,
1.20. 191. δυο, ap. Phot, Bibl, 32k

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