"Everything that happens in the room feeds through this tortoise shell lyre, and becomes incorporated in this feedback loop." Of course, the books — as physical objects in the space — are a crucial ...

According to ancient Greek mythology, the young god Hermes created Lyre from a large tortoise shell, which he covered with animal hide and antelope horns.

The latter symbolizes the tortoise shell lyre of Orpheus, the legendary musician and poet known for his mesmerizing melodies. Lyra is also the name of a well-known constellation in the night sky.

Freddy, a tortoise whose shell was burned in a fire, got a second chance when a Brazilian group called the Animal Avengers made her a new 3D printed custom shell.

Today, the main sources for the myth are Virgil’s Georgics and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The Myth Apollo gave his son Orpheus a lyre of gold and tortoise shell.

Tortoise with Shattered Shell Gets $4,000 Surgery to Save its Life Published Apr 19, 2018 at 11:24 AM EDT ...

A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering this week from a three-hour operation that cost $4,000.

Used in classical Athens, the Chelys-Lyra is a lyre consisting of a tortoise-shell sound compartment with skin stretched over the opening. Two bars with a crossbar attached extend from the shell and ...

SAN DIEGO — A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego ...