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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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I want.

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

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 E

Edfu

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 well-preserved Ptolemaic temple dedicated to Horus the Elder in Upper Egypt

Detailed Definition
Edfu’s walls detail the myth of Horus’s victory over Set, symbolizing the triumph of order. It was a center for the “Sacred Drama” reenactments. In poetry, Edfu evokes divine justice, heroic struggle, and the eternal battle between light and chaos—frequently used in epic or moralistic verse celebrating righteous victory.
Example
Example in poetry:
Edfu, the well-preserved temple of Horus the falcon; Poets describe Edfu’s walls narrating Horus’ battle with Set; Its sanctuary aligns with the rising sun on Horus’ birthday; In hymns, Edfu is “the eye of heaven watching over Egypt”; The temple’s library held sacred texts on magic and healing; Verse sees Edfu as a fortress of divine justice and victory.
Additional Notes
Edfu is a well-preserved Ptolemaic temple dedicated to Horus, located in Upper Egypt—its detailed inscriptions on the myth of Horus vs. Set provide narrative material for poets exploring justice, vengeance, or divine kingship.
Also Known As
Behdet Apollinopolis Magna
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