According to legend, Hermes invented the kithara or the lyre on the day he was born. He stole cattle belonging to Apollo and stretched some of their entrails across the shell of a tortoise. When the enraged Apollo demanded the return of his cattle, Hermes charmed him by playing the newly devised instrument. Apollo then traded it for his cattle.
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