Youth Playing Flute at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Apollo is a god that is associated with the arts and creative expression. He is the leader of the Muses, so he is the god of arts and sciences. The laurel wreath is beloved to him as a symbol of his honour and the lyre represents the music that he plays. This was very important because there were two musical instruments in ancient Greece. There was the flute or pan-pipes, and the lyre. If you played the flute, you were in the lower part of society because when you were playing the flute you could not speak. If you played the lyre, you spoke. SO this idea of a being civilized through 'lyrics', that is, words that are spoken while playing the lyre, or having status through speaking poetry, is connected to Apollo and his lyre. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)阿波罗是与艺术及创意表达相关的神祇，他是缪斯（Muses）的领袖，因此亦是艺术与科学之神。月桂花冠是他荣耀的象征，竖琴则代表他所演奏的音乐。 这一关联意义深远，因为古希腊拥有两类主流乐器：长笛（或排箫）与竖琴。演奏长笛者会被归入社会下层，原因在于演奏长笛时无法开口言说；而演奏竖琴者则可同时发声。因此，通过“抒情诗（lyrics）”——即演奏竖琴时伴以吟诵的文字——所代表的文明教化，或是通过吟诵诗歌获得的社会地位，均与阿波罗及其竖琴息息相关。 该藏品属于“扫描全球（Scan The World）”项目。该项目是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性公益计划，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费访问。本项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。 扫描流程采用摄影测量（Photogrammetry）技术，使用Agisoft PhotoScan进行处理。