1.
Linos , a mythical minstrel, son of Apollo and Urania (Calliope), teacher of Orpheus, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus), etc. 2. as appellative,
the song or
lay of Linos , sung by a boy to the cithara while the vintagers are at work, Λίνον ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδεν sang
the lovely
lay of Linos in accompaniment, (Iliad by Homer);compare αἴλινος which is
a mournful song. (
ML)