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[[Image:lyre.jpg|thumb|Lyre]]The '''lyre''' is a [[pagan]] symbol representing [[harmony]]. [[Clement]] of [[Alexandria]] adapted it into [[Christian]] [[art]] from the [[catacombs]]. It is often associated with the [[harp]], which is an emblem of [[St. Patrick]].
[[Image:lyre.jpg|thumb|Lyre]]The '''lyre''' is a stringed musical intstrument. It served as [[pagan]] symbol representing [[harmony]]. [[Clement]] of [[Alexandria]] adapted it into [[Christian]] [[art]] from the [[catacombs]]. It is often associated with the [[harp]], which is an emblem of [[St. Patrick]].
Orpheus played the lyre.
Orpheus played the lyre.
[[Category:Musical Instruments]]
[[Category:Musical Instruments]]