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

Home › Glossary › Letter E

Eili

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

An obscure Norse figure, possibly a variant or scribal error; not well-attested in primary sources

Detailed Definition
Eili is an enigmatic name appearing in some Norse texts, possibly a misspelling or variant of another deity like Eir. With no clear myth or role, Eili remains speculative. Some scholars suggest it may refer to a local spirit or minor goddess. Due to its obscurity, Eili rarely appears in poetry, but when referenced, it evokes the mystery of lost or fragmented mythological traditions in the Norse corpus.
Example
Example in poetry:
Eili is not a standard figure in Norse mythology or poetry; No canonical references to Eili appear in the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, or skaldic corpus; It may be a misspelling or confusion with another name (e.g., Elli or Eir); Absent from scholarly sources on Norse myth; Not recognized in standard mythological dictionaries; Therefore, no authentic poetic examples exist for Eili.
Additional Notes
Eili does not appear in any canonical Norse mythological sources such as the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, or skaldic poetry. It is likely a misspelling, confusion with similar names (e.g., Elli, the personification of old age, or Eir, the healing goddess), or a modern invention. Students and scholars should treat "Eili" with caution and verify sources. In academic contexts, this term serves as a reminder to cross-reference mythological names with primary texts and authoritative dictionaries like Cleasby-Vigfusson or Simek’s Lexicon. If encountered in contemporary poetry, it may be a neologism or artistic reinterpretation rather than a traditional figure. Always prioritize attested names when studying Old Norse literature.
Also Known As
Non-Canonical Name Unattested Figure Likely Misspelling Eili (Erroneous)
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