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Arion

Arion. The Tale of the Second Orpheus By: Griffin Huizinga and Nolan Coy. A rion Son of P oseidon. Arion was the son of Poseidon and a naiad He was favored by Apollo, god of the sun Apollo taught him to play the lyre

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Arion

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  1. Arion The Tale of the Second Orpheus By: Griffin Huizinga and Nolan Coy

  2. Arion Son of Poseidon • Arionwas the son of Poseidon and a naiad • He was favored by Apollo, god of the sun • Apollo taught him to play the lyre • An oracle told Arion that he would not return from any journey he went on. Poseidon Apollo

  3. Arion’s Trip • Against the orders of the oracle, Arion went to Italy to compete in a music competition. • Arion won every event, and the fans liked him so much they gave him prizes and gifts. • While in Italy, he invented the dithyramb, a song of praise.

  4. On the Sea • After leaving the festival, Arion boarded a ship to go home. • On the ship, the captain and his crew planned to take arion’s gifts and then kill him • Arion asked to play one last song before he died, so the captain said yes. • He played the dithyramb so beautifully that dolphins and all the creatures of the sea came to hear it. • He then jumped off of the ship, and a dolphin and its group rescued him and returned him to his home.

  5. Arion Returns Home • Arion returns a day before the ship. • Arion tells his friend, king Periander of Corinth, what happened on the sea. • When the ship arrives, the captain and crew are caught and hanged. • When the dolphin died, Arion gave him a magnificent funeral. • When Arion died, Apollo placed him in the stars along with his dolphin friend.

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