Melodia (personification)

David composing the Psalms, with Melodia behind him (Paris Psalter)
David and Melodia (Addit. MS. 36928)

Melodia (Greek: Μελῳδία, Melōidíā: 'singing, chanting; chant, choral song') is the personification of Melody in medieval Byzantine iconography. The motif is most associated with the "aristocratic" Psalters of the Middle Byzantine period, so-called because of the wealthy patrons for whom they were produced.