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  • A little off-topic, but still music related...

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    Sorry if this seems a bit out of topic here, but I have a question to my Scandinavian colleagues:
    Can you tell me the name of the Music God according to Scandinavian mythology?

    While we're at it, if possible, I'd also like to know the name equivalents for German, Roman (Baccus?), and Greek mythologies.

    Please feel free to chime in with the name for your respective culture/mythology.

    I wouldn't know how to pronounce them properly... Maybe you can also tell me how to pronounce them with phonetics?

    Gracias, amigos (gra-seeas, a-mee-gos)
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    Elvis - He's the king !!

    You know he did ann margaret, and she's sweedish. Does that count ?
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    Hi,

    are there gods of music at all? I know the Greek muse, Terpsichore. Then there's Pan with his panpipes, who often accompanies Bacchus on his drunken forays. In Indian mythology, as far as I know the nearest to a god of music is Krishna.

    That's all I know, hope it helps a bit at least ...

    Cheers,
    David
    VSL manuals[/i][/b]
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    Dear sirs
    Baccus is a God !! Wholly #$%^&. But I don't think he's drunken. It might of been his great grand god. But the present day god is very much productive. I love the way he uses the violins runs.
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    Hmmmm........

    Beethoven might be a worthy addition....

    [H]
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    LOL!
    Very funny, guys.

    Yeah, Beethoven would definetely be a worthy addition. But then again, so would Wagner, etc.

    But now, seriously, who are the Gods?!?!?! [6]
    I need this info for a Play. The research I´ve done leads me to myriads of pages with wonderful pictures and stories, but I just want the names.



    @Another User said:

    are there gods of music at all? I know the Greek muse, Terpsichore. Then there's Pan with his panpipes, who often accompanies Bacchus on his drunken forays. In Indian mythology, as far as I know the nearest to a god of music is Krishna.

    That's all I know, hope it helps a bit at least ...



    Yeap. This is definitely getting very close.



    Ok, Elvis lovers. Thank you for further shared knowledge.

    Fernando
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    @R.K. said:

    Elvis - He's the king !!

    You know he did ann margaret, and she's sweedish. Does that count ?


    RK, did you know he's still alive, and running a fish and chip shop in Bognor Regis, UK?

    The things you learn, eh?

    [:P]
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    God is dead anyway.
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    VSL Team
    cmC
    unfortunately in german i tumbled across this (paragraph 2. Chelys):
    http://www.musikarchaeologie.de/altgriechische_musikinstrumente.html
    the Chelys (lyre) was invented by Hermes, later donated to his brother Apollon, who was from now on _the_ god of music ... hermes then invented the Syrinx (pan-flute) for himself as replacement
    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    @mathis said:

    God is dead anyway.


    PaulR died! Oh my... lord?

    J.
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    How could God be Dead when he's mathematics and working in a fish & chip shop.

    '[:)]'
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    @mathis said:

    God is dead anyway.


    PaulR died! Oh my... lord?

    J.

    No he's not, so don't panic.

    He's simply gone from single malt to blended!

    [:P]
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    Besides being more well-known as the God of Archery, Apollo is also the God of Music (and the Arts in general) in Greek Mythology.

    Jerome
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    Scandinavian/German(Norse): Bragi is generally accepted as the god of music, though he's primarily known as the god of poetry.
    Roman: Apollo or Apollo Helios
    Greek: Apollo or Apulu