Syrinx - Mythology.
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Syrinx - Mythology. Greek A Nymph, daughter of Ladon. When she was being pursued by Pan, Syrinx called upon her father for help. He turned her into a reed. Pan consoled himself by fashioning the syrinx reeds into a seven-reed pipe. The syrinx, or panpipes, is an instrument still played by shepherds in Greece.
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