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In ancient Greece and Rome, the tympanon (τύμπανον) or tympanum, was a type of frame drum or tambourine. It was circular, shallow, and beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. Some representations show decorations or zill-like objects around the rim. The instrument was played by worshippers in the rites of Dionysus, Cybele, and ...
In Aztec mythology, Tepēyōllōtl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈtepeːˈjoːlːoːt͡ɬ]; "heart of the mountains"; also Tepeyollotli) was the god of darkened caves, earthquakes, echoes and jaguars. He is the god of the Eighth Hour of the Night, and is depicted as a jaguar leaping towards the Sun.
Tympanum (anatomy), a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head; Tympanum, in biology, the eardrum; Tympanum, or tympanal organ, a hearing organ in insects; Tympanum (hand drum), a percussion instrument in ancient Greece and Rome; Timpano, in music, singular of timpani, a kettledrum
The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s. A tympanum (pl.: tympana; from Greek and Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. [1] It often contains pedimental sculpture or other imagery or ...
The tympanum is an external hearing structure in animals such as mammals, birds, some reptiles, some amphibians and some insects. [ 1 ] Using sound, vertebrates and many insects are capable of sensing their prey, identifying and locating their predators, warning other individuals, and locating potential mates and rivals by hearing the ...
An ekkyklêma or eccyclema (/ ˌ ɛ k s ɪ ˈ k l iː m ə /; Greek: εκκύκλημα; "roll-out machine") was a wheeled platform rolled out through a skênê in ancient Greek theatre. It was used to bring interior scenes out into the sight of the audience. [1] Some ancient sources suggest that it may have been revolved or turned. [2]
The promontory of the tympanic cavity, also known as the cochlear promontory is a rounded hollow prominence [citation needed] upon - and most prominent feature of - the medial wall of the tympanic cavity formed by the underlying first turn of the cochlea.
His Away from the Roll of the Sea is known in Italy as on YouTube and is sung in typically Italian operatic style by the group Coro Leone Bologna. [6] The song has also been performed in Korean by The Hanyang University Male Choir, and is known in Taiwanese as 世紀尋跡 無垠聲情 on YouTube having been sung by The National Taiwan ...