calliope
a steam organ
Today this word meansA keyboard instrument that plays on steam. Used at circuses and on riverboats.
Named for Calliope, first of the nine Muses and patron of epic poetry. The name means "beautiful voice."
Patented in America in 1855, the instrument was loud enough to be heard kilometers away.
Unworthy of a name meaning beautiful voice, it was so loud its players had to plug their ears.