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  2. Mother of Muses - Wikipedia

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    It is a spare and meditative acoustic folk song in which the first person-narrator offers a paean to Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory in Greek mythology who gave birth to the nine Muses (the inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts).

  3. Siren's Song - Wikipedia

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    A siren song typically refers to the song of the siren, dangerous creatures in Greek mythology who lured sailors with their music and voices to shipwreck.

  4. Hadestown - Wikipedia

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    Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell.It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and her poor singer-songwriter lover Orpheus comes to rescue her.

  5. Seikilos epitaph - Wikipedia

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    The melody of the song is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in ancient Greek musical notation. While older music with notation exists (e.g. the Hurrian songs or the Delphic Hymns), all of it is in fragments; the Seikilos epitaph is unique in that it is a complete, though short, composition.

  6. Dance of Zalongo - Wikipedia

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    There is a popular Greek dance-song about the event, which is known and danced throughout Greece today. [15] It was part of popular drama, written by Sp. Peresiades, published in 1903 and staged first in 1904. [16] The Greek folk song "Dance of Zalongo" has the following lyrics:

  7. Wrapped Around Your Finger - Wikipedia

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    Sting described "Wrapped Around Your Finger" as "a spiteful song about turning the tables on someone who had been in charge." [4] Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, including the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust. It has a relatively slow ...

  8. Folkearth - Wikipedia

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    The main topic of Folkearth's lyrics are ancient history, beliefs, and mythology, especially Norse mythology. Celtic mythology and Greek mythology are also present in Folkearth's lyrics. [ 1 ] Folkearth's songs tell stories and their purpose is to entertain, not to carry a symbolic or personal message.

  9. Myths and Hymns - Wikipedia

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    Myths and Hymns (originally known as Saturn Returns) is a song cycle by composer Adam Guettel, based on Greek myth and lyrics found in an antique hymnal. [1]Myths and Hymns was first performed Off-Broadway, under the title Saturn Returns, at the Public Theater on March 31, 1998 and closed on April 26, 1998 after 16 performances.