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 * Music**

Music in Ancient Greece was very prominent. It was present in religious ceremonies, funerals, weddings, and stage plays. Archeological findings even revealed an abundance of music being played and performed. There were literary references to ancient Greek references to how music fit into society, economics of music, and importance of musicians.

The Greeks believed that music wasn’t just notes being played, but more of a philosophy of how the world all worked as one and was constructed. Also music and the origin of it was bound in mythology. It was believed that music was of the Greek perception of how their race came into existence and how their lives began and how they were then watched by Gods.

Instruments during this time were divided into 3 categories based on the sound they produced: string, wind, and percussion. Some instruments that they had were the lyre, the kithara, the aulous, pan pipes, and the hydraulis. A lot of the instruments during these dates were very similar and used in other regions of the world.

All in all, Music in Greece was very prominent and was often used during Olympic Games, leisure activities, religious uses, and even the beginning of dramas. They believed that music was designed by the Gods and that throughout their life they’d be protected by them.