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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Eumaeon

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 warrior or minor hero mentioned in Homeric catalogues of combatants, contributing to the epic's comprehensive portrayal of numerous participants in mythic conflicts.

Detailed Definition
Eumaeon appears briefly in the Iliad as a leader of the Orchomenians. His role is minor but part of the epic’s expansive heroic roster. Poets may reference Eumaeon to emphasize the collective nature of the Greek army or regional participation in the Trojan War in epic contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
Eumaeon, obscure figure; possibly a variant of Eumaeus (Odysseus’ swineherd) or a minor hero; Assuming Eumaeon as a Theban or Trojan warrior from fragmentary sources; Poets might use “Eumaeon” to evoke loyal service or minor heroism; In epic catalogs, such names add authenticity; “Eumaeon’s spear” could describe humble valor; Without clear myth, examples are speculative but framed as minor heroic presence.
Additional Notes
Eumaeon is an obscure name, possibly a warrior in the Iliad’s Catalogue of Ships or a minor figure in local tradition. No substantial myth survives. Likely a textual variant or minor hero with no independent narrative. Students should treat with caution—probably not useful for poetic allusion without specific Homeric or epigraphic context.
Also Known As
Eumaeon|Eumaeus
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