The question is irrational. If you asked anyone why they liked music, they would all have different answers.
The Greeks loved art. They also loved art, music, and theater. They liked to play games and spend time together.
The Greeks loved art. They also loved art, music, and theater. They liked to play games and spend time together.
They sacrificed music and food offerings to him through the fire like they did with all other gods.
No, I don't think there's any clear person who invented music.
Why does anyone dance; because the music moves them.
To play music upon.
Of course! He had to drive the sun chariot around the Earth, he also encouraged music.
Because they were a very Cultural civilization and he was the god of poetry siging etc. and he was supposed to be gorgeus and if people are like what they were now he could have been worshiped like... ;(
Mainstream Greeks listen to international pop/rock hits. During summertime they listen to eurodance by European djs (Tiesto, Mark Knight etc). Greeks can be rockers, goth, metallers or "alternative". TV promotes music for mainstream Greeks who follow fashion, which means greek pop or "laika". Some of them are inspired from balcan pop, Turkish pop etc Of course there is folk and traditional greek music
The Ancient Greek doctrine of ethos attributed ethical powers to music and claimed that music could affect character.
For the Greeks, Apollo. For the Norse, Ullr was the God of the hunt.
they danced in certain ways to praise the gods that they believed in.