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pied piper of hamelin

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1. Pied Piper, Pied Piper of Hamelinnoun

   the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning

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1. Pied Piper of Hamelin

   The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. The phrase "pied piper" has become a metaphor for a person who attracts a following through charisma or false promises.There are many contradictory theories about the Pied Piper. Some suggest he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin, which had been attacked by plague; he drove the rats from Hamelin, saving the people from the epidemic. The earliest known record of the story originates from the town of Hamelin itself, depicted in a stained glass window created for the church of Hamelin, which dated to around 1300. Although the church was destroyed in 1660, several written accounts of the tale have survived.

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1. pied piper of hamelin

   The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a title character in a legendary folklore tale from the town of Hamelin, Germany. According to the story, in the 13th century, the town hired the Piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, to lure rats away with his magic pipe due to a plague. When the citizens refuse to pay for his service, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical powers to lead the children away, never to be seen again. The term is now often used metaphorically to describe a person who entices others to follow them, usually to their doom.

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1. Pied Piper of Hamelin

   the hero of an old German legend, had come to a German town, offered to clear it of the rats which infested it for a sum of money, but after executing his task was unrewarded, upon which he blew a blast on his magic pipe, the sound of which drew the children of the town into a cave, which he locked when they entered, and shut them up for ever.

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   The numerical value of pied piper of hamelin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of pied piper of hamelin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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