The word "pharynx" is employed in literature with a range of functions—from precise anatomical descriptions to metaphorical expressions that extend its significance beyond mere biology. In scientific and medical texts, it is detailed as the cavity interconnecting the nose, mouth, larynx, and esophagus ([1], [2], [3]), with its dimensions and pathological conditions meticulously described ([4], [5], [6]). At the same time, creative works use the pharynx as a symbol and auditory device; one text even likens its expansiveness to an instrument’s pipe ([7]) and another contrasts the realms of speech and song by distinguishing the oral cavity from the pharynx ([8]). Literary narratives also feature the pharynx in vivid, sometimes surreal contexts—from illnesses and anatomical dissections ([9], [10]) to metaphorical comparisons with grand cities in travel or trade ([11]) and even in evocative descriptions of sensation in the human body ([12]).