CRETE: Anopolis show [2011].

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Night out at the Anopolis show . . .

The origins of music in Crete, and Greece in general, is associated in myth with the birth of the father of gods, Zeus, on Crete. According to Greek mythology Crete is the cradle of Zeus, music and dance.

The legend of the birth of Zeus is associated with the Curιtes cult. The Curιtes were the warriors who danced round the cave where the baby Zeus was being nursed, covering his cries from his father Cronus by the clashing of their shields.

The earliest documented music on Crete comes from Ancient Greece. Cretan music like most traditional Greek began as product of ancient, Byzantine, western and eastern inspirations. The main instrument lyre, is closely related to the bowed Byzantine lyre.

The Lyre holy instrument begin from the "Epic of Digeni Akrita" around the 11th Century a. c. The form of the lyre was not as it is today even if it is not known how it really was. The only thing sure is that its manufacture is owed to the will of the people to maintain for more time the sound that was produced by a string. The Lyre is distinguished in Pear-shaped and Bottle-shaped. The Lyre is the main instrument played in Cretan music.

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