golden harp
Shimmering stringed instrument
A golden harp is a harp made of or colored gold, appearing frequently in mythology, fairy tales, and heraldry.
In Irish tradition, the golden harp is a national symbol, featured on the coat of arms and government seals.
The phrase often evokes celestial imagery—angels playing golden harps in heaven: She imagined her grandmother with a golden harp among the clouds.
- lyreSmall plucked string instrument
- string instrumentSound from tensioned fibers
- stringsThin flexible lines
- celestialOf the sky above
- angelicDivinely pure and good
angel wings · heavenly · heavenly choir · Irish · Celtic · Irish folklore · melody · plucked · gilded · shimmering · ethereal · pearly gates · cherub · clouds · paradise · Orpheus · gleaming · radiant
- Irish symbolsshamrock, Celtic cross, Celtic knot, four-leaf clover, leprechaun
- Jack and the BeanstalkJack, giant, beanstalk, magic beans, goose
golden harpbone flute
Wind instrument from remains
war drum · death knell · funeral dirge · bass drum · kazoo
golden, gold, golds, goldish, harp, harps, harpist, harpists, harped