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Arion
Legendary musician of ancient Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Greek poet. For other uses, see Arion (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Orion.
Arion (/əˈraɪən/; Greek: Ἀρίων) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif.[1]
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