#poems

• Amphion — A legendary character in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus. Gifted by the god Hermes with a magical lyre whose chords could move stones, Amphion rebuilt and fortified the walls of the city of Thebes, causing the rocks to move and stack themselves solely by the power of his divine music. He married Niobe and died of grief or committed suicide after their children were slain by Apollo and Artemis.
• Arethusa — The Latinized name of Arethusa, a water nymph in Greek mythology transformed by Artemis into a sacred fountain in Ortygia, Syracuse, to escape the river-god Alpheus. In botany, it denotes a monotypic genus of terrestrial orchids (Arethusa bulbosa), native to North American bogs, structurally characterized by a single, prominent magenta-pink terminal flower and a spectacularly fringed lip.
• Aubades — The plural form of the noun 'aubadă'; multiple lyric poems or musical compositions intended to be performed at dawn. In a broader sense, the term refers to the entire collection or body of Western artistic creations from the medieval and classical periods using the morning as a structural theme.