Herodorus of Megara
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Herodorus of Megara ({{langx|grc|Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Μεγαρεύς}}) was an ancient Greek musician, ten times Olympic victor in the trumpet contest. He was noted particularly for his size and the loudness of his trumpet (salpinx) playing.
References
- Athenaeus. [https://books.google.com/books?id=T98IAAAAQAAJ&dq=Herodorus+of+Megara+Athenaeus&pg=PA653 x. p. 414, f, 415, e.])
- Pollux Onom. IV II
- Curiosities of Music - Rare facts about the music traditions of many nations & cultures [http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/music-curiosities/curiosities-music%20-%200140.htm ]
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Dherodorus-bio-3 "Herodo'rus" ]
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Category:4th-century BC Greek people
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Category:4th-century BC musicians
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