Herodorus of Megara
Herodorus of Megara (Greek: Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Μεγαρεύς) 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).
References[]
- Athenaeus. x. p. 414, f, 415, e.)
- Pollux Onom. IV II
- Curiosities of Music - Rare facts about the music traditions of many nations & cultures [1]
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Herodo'rus"
Categories:
- Ancient Megarians
- 4th-century BC Greek people
- Ancient Greek musicians
- Ancient Olympic competitors
- Greek trumpeters
- Ancient Greek people stubs