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Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter A

Abarta

Mythology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A figure from Irish mythology, sometimes associated with the Tuatha Dé Danann or as a servant of Manannán mac Lir

Detailed Definition
Abarta appears in Irish mythological cycles, notably in tales involving the Fianna, where he serves as a trickster or guide figure. In some versions, he is a magical horseman who aids or tests heroes. His ambiguous role and supernatural qualities make him a poetic symbol of mystery and otherworldly intervention, often invoked to represent hidden knowledge or the liminal space between mortal and divine realms.
Example
Example in poetry:
Abarta is a lesser-known figure in Irish mythology, sometimes associated with the Fianna; In some tales, Abarta serves as a trickster who tests the loyalty of Fionn mac Cumhaill’s warriors; Abarta appears in the Fenian Cycle as a magical horseman who leads warriors on a wild chase; Though rarely featured in canonical poetry, Abarta symbolizes trials of wit and endurance in oral tradition; Modern poets may reference Abarta to evoke themes of deception and revelation in mythic journeys; Abarta’s name occasionally surfaces in scholarly reconstructions of obscure mythological episodes.
Additional Notes
Abarta is a relatively obscure figure in Irish mythology, primarily appearing in Fenian Cycle tales as a magical or trickster character who tests the Fianna. Though not central to canonical poetry, Abarta serves as a narrative device to explore themes of loyalty, wit, and initiation. Students should note that references to Abarta are rare in medieval texts but may appear in modern mythopoeic poetry as a symbol of deceptive trials or liminal challenges. His role parallels other trickster figures across mythologies, making him useful for comparative studies.
Also Known As
The Trickster of the Fianna Abarta the Enchanter The Phantom Horseman The Deceiver of Tara
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