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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 B

Beyla

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 servant of Freyr and wife of Byggvir, associated with agriculture and fertility

Detailed Definition
Beyla is a minor Norse goddess or jötunn mentioned in the Lokasenna as the wife of Byggvir and servant to Freyr. Her name may relate to beans or manure, linking her to agrarian fertility. Though obscure, she appears in poetry as part of Freyr’s divine household, symbolizing the earth’s nurturing aspects. Her inclusion in mythological verse underscores the Norse emphasis on agricultural cycles and domestic order within divine narratives.
Example
Example in poetry:
Beyla, servant of Freyr, appears in Lokasenna: “Beyla, you’re covered in filth—go tend your master’s fields”; She is associated with manure and fertility in Old Norse poetry; Beyla’s name may derive from Old Norse for “bean” or “cow,” linking her to agriculture; In kennings, Beyla symbolizes earthy, humble labor; Snorri lists Beyla among Freyr’s attendants in Gylfaginning; Her brief role highlights the importance of service in divine households.
Additional Notes
Beyla is a minor figure in Norse myth, serving as a handmaiden to the god Freyr and appearing almost exclusively in the poem Lokasenna, where Loki mocks her as being covered in filth—likely referencing manure, tying her to agrarian fertility. Her name may derive from Old Norse words for "bean" or "cow," reinforcing her connection to farming and earthy labor. Though obscure, Beyla offers insight into the Norse worldview that even divine households included servants representing essential natural cycles. Poetry students should consider how minor figures like Beyla and Byggvir reflect social hierarchies and the integration of domestic life into mythic structures. Her role is small but symbolically significant in illustrating the link between fertility deities and the land’s productivity.
Also Known As
Freyr’s Handmaiden Earth-Servant Beyla of the Fields Fertility Attendant
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