Lyre
Lyra (Greek λύρα, lyre ') stands for:
- Lyra (plucked instrument) , antique plucked instrument (lyre)
- wrongly generalized: all lyres
- Cretan lyre , a string instrument
- Lyra (glockenspiel) , a metallophone
- Lyra (choir) , girls choir in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Lyra (viticulture) , education in viticulture
- the holder for the pedals of a grand piano, see grand piano (keyboard instrument) #Lyra and pedals
- Lyra , a recognized constellation, see Lyra (constellation)
- Lyra (company) , German pencil manufacturer
- Lyre (heraldry) , also lyre , common figure in heraldry
- Die Lyra , Austrian magazine (1877–1909)
- Lyra bench , memorial in Gehrden
Lyra is the family name of the following people:
- Beatriz Lyra (* 1930), Brazilian actress
- Carlos Lyra (* 1939), Brazilian musician
- Christian Lyra (* 1966), German screenwriter
- Fernando Lyra († 2013), Brazilian politician
- Friedrich Wilhelm Lyra (1794–1848), German administrative officer and author
- Justus Wilhelm Lyra (1822–1882), German pastor and composer
- Nikolaus von Lyra (around 1270 / 75–1349), biblical theologian of the Middle Ages
See also:
