A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

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

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Anchialus

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

Obscure mythic figure connected with early divine genealogies; his name appears in variant traditions of primordial ancestry.

Detailed Definition
Anchialus appears in genealogical myths, often linked to divine or heroic lines. In poetry, lesser-known figures like Anchialus enrich epic texture and historical depth. They serve as connective tissue in mythic narratives, illustrating the vast interwoven networks of lineage that underpin Greek storytelling.
Example
Example in poetry:
Anchialus, a lesser-known figure, can evoke obscurity within epic catalogues; A poet may use Anchialus to suggest forgotten warriors of Troy; In reflective verse, his name can symbolise anonymity in war; He may appear in a catalogue poem imitating Homeric style.
Additional Notes
Anchialus represents the numerous minor figures in Greek mythology whose names and limited stories serve primarily to flesh out genealogies and establish connections between major mythological houses. These figures, while not central to major narratives, provide essential scaffolding for understanding the complex web of divine and heroic relationships that structure Greek mythological thinking. For students and scholars, such minor figures remind us that Greek mythology functioned as a comprehensive system explaining origins, relationships, and the interweaving of divine and human realms. When encountering names like Anchialus in poetry or mythological texts, readers should consider how even seemingly insignificant figures contribute to the authenticity and completeness of mythological reference, demonstrating the poet's erudition and the depth of the mythological tradition. These names often appear in catalogues or genealogical passages that establish literary authority.
Also Known As
Anchiale
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