The phorminx was an Ancient Greekmusical instrument, consisting of a four-stringed lyre. While it seems to have been common in Homer's day, it was supplanted in historical times by the seven-stringed kithara. Nevertheless, the term phorminx continued to be used as an archaism in poetry. The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA // – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A Lyre is a stringed musical instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The kithara was an ancient Greek musical instrument. ... In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ...
The phorminx was the instrument associated most often with Apollo or his twin sister Artemis, who represented the hunt, dance, and also phorminxes.
The phorminx also had attached to it 1) a wrist sling which was used in performance and 2) a plektron on a cord.
The plektron which was held by the right hand has a cord which attaches to the base of the bottom of the soundbox and differs from the other instruments of the lyre family where the cord of the plektron attaches to the arm of the instrument.
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