Arion Singing Society

Webster's New World Dictionary defines 'Arion' as the following:


Arion: a Greek musician and dramatic poet of Lesbos who flourished in 625 B.C. Arion was credited for inventing the dithyramb, a passionately lyrical hymn in honor of Dionysos, god of wine and revelry (called Bacchus by the Romans), probably first sung at feasts for the gods. Lesbos, also known in antiquity as Mytilini, is an island in the Aegean Sea that was famous for its School of Poets in the 7th century B.C.

Please note that "Arion" is very different from "Aryan" which is derived from the Sanskrit word 'arya' meaning 'noble.' In contemporary usage, "aryan" designates the Hindu/Indian people. "Aryan" has no validity as an ethnological term, although it has been used by the Nazi regime to define those corresponding to the "Nordic" people or "a caucasian of non-Jewish descent."