The phorminx (in Ancient Greek φόρμιγξ) was one of the oldest of the Ancient Greek stringed musical instruments, intermediate between the lyre and the kithara. It consisted of two to seven strings, richly decorated arms and a crescent-shaped sound box. It mostly probably originated from Mesopotamia. While it seems to have been common in Hom...
seven-stringed Greek lyre
• (n.) A kind of lyre used by the Greeks.
Phor'minx noun [ New Latin , from Greek ....] A kind of lyre used by the Greeks. Mrs. Browning.