: Some legends, such as those from the Suda , credit him with transferring the alphabet from Phoenician into the Greek language.

: He was the musical tutor for legendary figures, including Orpheus, whom he taught to play the lyre, and Heracles (Hercules) . The Tragic Deaths of Linus

Greek tradition often reconciles conflicting accounts by suggesting there were two different figures named Linus, both of whom met violent ends: