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The Lyre of Thamyris

from Echoes of Ancient Greece by Michael Levy

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In Greek mythology, Thamyris (Greek: Θάμυρις, Thámuris), son of Philammon and the nymph Argiope, was a Thracian singer who was so proud of his skill that he boasted he could out sing the Muses.

He competed against them and lost - as punishment for his presumption they blinded him and took away his ability to make poetry and to play the lyre. This outline of the story is told in the Iliad…

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from Echoes of Ancient Greece, released February 16, 2021

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Michael Levy UK

Michael Levy is a composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity,

Michael has collaborated with the Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Orchestrated Michael's "Hymn to Zeus" in 2 scenes of his second opera, "Hadrian".

In 2022 - 2023, Michael collaborated with the iconic American artist, Jeff Koons – his music for ancient Greek kithara was the soundscape of Koon’s sculpture, “Apollo Kithara”.
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