Legends of the Ancients
Selene is the Goddess of the Moon. Her name could be interpreted to mean "Feminine Light". The Moon is an often used symbol for femininity in pagan mythologies because the moon goes through monthly phases. The companion to her is the Sun, the symbol of masculinity, power, kingship, and authority, who chases forever through the Heavens after his love.
Strings:
Harp (Main Melody)
Phorminx (Bass)
Wind:
Kavali
#Selene #Goddess #DivineFeminine
The legend of Jason and the Argonauts is likely a faint memory of a time when the Hittite Empire was weakening, and their vassals in Mysia and Troy could not keep the Greeks out of the Black Sea on their own. Thus, the Greeks were able to obtain their own tin, the precious key ingredient to make bronze. Before the Argonauts, the Greeks had likely paid steep prices to Trojan and Hittite merchants for their tin. By ~1300 BC or so Hercules seems to attack the Trojans and Mysians, holding the way open for Jason and his fleet of raiders/merchants to go east.
Wind:
Pan Flute (Main Melody)
Strings:
Phorminx (Rhythm)
Percussion:
Bendir
Tambourine
#bardcore #wellerman #argonauts
Theia and her brother-husband Hyperion are vague, barely understood deities who come from the edge of known history, all but lost to time. Is the legend of Medusa a story about a bronze age religious war over who had the true connection to the divine at Delphi?
String:
Harp (Main Melody)
Lyre (Rhythm)
Wind:
Kavali
Pan Flute
Misirlou is an eastern Mediterranean folk song played in Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Levant and first recorded around 100 years ago. Misr is the Arabic/Turkish name for Egypt. Misirlou means 'Egyptian Woman''.
Strings:
Pandura - Tremolo plucking (Main Melody)
Two Lyres - Extra Twangy (Rhythm/Percussion)
Wind:
Diaulos - Extended Range
Percussion:
Bendir
Various Cymbals, Chimes, and Bells
The Anaxandron was the "ruler of man" in ancient Greece, and the Anaxandron of Mycenae may have ruled over much of the greek speaking world from the days of Perseus until the days of Agamemnon.
Strings:
Syntonon (Bass)
Phorminx (Main Melody)
Percussion:
Bendir
My YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
This is the story of Danaus, retold to be a bit more historical rather than mythological. Extrapolating the legend we could propose the sons of Belos (Ba'al-os, or "Lord of the House") were merchant princes rather than Kings of Egypt and Libya.
I have altered character names to be more archaic and pre-Greek:
Danaus = Tanawu
Aegypticus = Kemetiu
Lynceus = Lynkeu
Strings:
Syntonon (Bass)
Lyre (Main Melody)
Wind:
Pan Flute
My YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
Thank you to Nikolay Stravinsky (Selfieman) for letting me use his super bass heavy cover of Metallica's "Call of Ktulu" for this video! Check him out and like comment and subscribe!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5duMiTdD5g
I always thought the Trojan War legend was pretty metal, and so I put it to metal music along with my typical MS Paint style history slides. Sorry for the wordiness of some slides...I tried to trim it all down but I can't help myself. I blame it on the 'tism.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the entire Trojan War Epic Cycle, from the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, to the Return of the Heraklids and the end of the Heroic Age!
The Epic Cycle (Extended Edition):
Jason and the Argonauts
Mycenaean Raids of Declining Hittite Empire
Abduction of Helen
Trojan War Begins
King Memnon of Ethiopia
Queen Penthesileia of the Amazons
Achilles and Patroclus
Hector, Crown Prince of Troy
The Wrath of Achilles
The Mutilation of Hector
Trojan War Ends
The Dorian Invasion
Return of the Heraklids
The Sea Peoples
The Dark Age
Enjoy!
My YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
The Divine Union of opposing forces creates new life. Happy Valentine's Day!
Strings:
Lyre (Main Melody)
Syntonon (Bass)
Wind:
Kavali
Percussion:
Water Drums
Brass Bells/Cymbals
My YouTube Chanell:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
Trojan war heroes get by with a little help from their friends, too.
Strings:
Syntonon (Bass)
Pandura (Melody)
Wind:
Diaulos
Percussion:
Tambourine
Bronze bells/cymbals
My YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
This is me playing a synthesized Greek Pandoura, modified with more strings. I am also playing a synthesized Panflute, modified with more pipes.
My YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
A cover of Havana by Camila Cabello. This is my own work, I am using ancient Mediterranean instruments set to the story of Jason and Medea from the legend of Jason and the Argonauts.
String
Syntonon (Bass)
Pandoura (Verse Melody)
Wind
Kavali (Bass)
Pan Flute (Melody)
My YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
Me playing a rendition of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" with ancient Mediterranean instruments.
Strings:
Pandoura (Primary Melody)
Syntonon (Bass)
Wind:
Floghera (That Floghera though)
Percussion:
Sistrum
Ancient 'Cowbell' (Need more of it)
My YouTube Chanell:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdWoxkNSXmsBoGjHfMDr6Q
Chad Bronze Age Greece > Virgin Iron Age Greece