The Adventurous Journey of an Ancient Greek Lyre

The Adventurous Journey of an Ancient Greek Lyre

A 2,500-year-old ancient Greek lyre was found in an excavation in Kerameikos area in Athens, Greece. Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens The lyre was the musical instrument that accompanied the education and entertainment of children and teenagers in Ancient Greece. Apollo, the god of music, played the divine instrument and gave Orpheus a golden lyre as a gift and taught him to play it. Orpheus became a legendary lyre player an…