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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 E

Euxine

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

Ancient Greek name for the Black Sea, meaning "hospitable sea," a euphemistic name replacing the earlier "inhospitable sea" once Greek colonies were established along its shores.

Detailed Definition
The Euxine Sea appears in myths of exploration. In poetry, it symbolises distant frontiers and perilous voyages.
Example
Example in poetry:
Euxine, the hospitable name for the Black Sea, symbolises peril disguised as welcome; A poet may write of “the dark Euxine”; In voyage poetry, it evokes distant horizons; The term blends irony and geography.
Additional Notes
Euxine designates the ancient Greek name for the Black Sea, literally meaning "hospitable" or "friendly to strangers"—a euphemistic name (likely replacing an earlier name meaning "inhospitable") intended to propitiate the dangerous waters and fierce peoples surrounding this sea. This naming practice reflects Greek beliefs that speaking ill of dangerous places or forces could activate their hostility, while flattering names might secure favor. The Black Sea featured prominently in Greek mythology, particularly in the Argonautica as the destination of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and location of Colchis where Medea dwelt. For students analyzing Greek geographical mythology, the Euxine represents the far, dangerous frontier of Greek exploration and colonization, a region of otherness populated by fierce tribes, amazons, and powerful sorcery. The sea's association with the Argonauts made it symbolically significant as a space of heroic venture into the unknown, where Greeks encountered non-Greek peoples and customs. References to the Euxine in poetry invoke themes of dangerous voyage, geographical limits, the boundary between Greek and barbarian worlds, and the exotic regions where mythology located some of its most famous adventures. Understanding the Black Sea's role in mythology helps students recognize how geographical references carried symbolic weight, evoking networks of stories and cultural meanings beyond mere location.
Also Known As
Euxine|Pontus Euxinus Black Sea
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