songs related to Greek and Roman mythology

[gregory]

Jethro Tull Pan Dance
King Crimson In the wake of Poseidon
D.Sylvian Orpheus
Shocking Blue Venus
ELP Three Fates(Atropos, Clotho, Lachesis)
Wishbone Ash Persephone

[Oreb]

Persephone's Dream, Pan

Genesis, "The Fountain of Salmacis"

[Oreb]

Yes, "Turn of the Century" re-works the Pygmalion myth

Rush, "Hemispheres"

[Jymbot]

Now THIS is the style of thread I rerally enjoy.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/baggra/Bitco/psych/cork.jpg

Prog is crawling with mythology.

David Bedford "The Odyssey" concept
"The Odyssey" VA
Art Cane "Odyssee"
A-440 "Ulysses Suite" (2lp concept)
Arthur - pandora
Kayak -daphne
Anyone's Daughter "Adonis"
King Crimson "Formentara Lady"
Spontaneous Combustion - Pan
Genesis - fountain of Salmacis, Lamia,Cinema Show
Paul Roland - Atlantis
Darryl Ways Wolf -"Anteros"
Simon Says "Siren songs"
Samson "are you Samson?"
Stephan Caudel - "wine dark sea"
Hackett "Metasmorpheus"
Celluloid "Neptune"
New Age "Neptuned"
Neptune's Empire
Roland Kovac New Set - nymphee
Vortex - Cycles de Thanatos
Micheal Palvick - minotaur"
Louie Maestro "Mermaids in the Mist"
Pangee "Hymondee"
Procol Harem "pandora's Box", "Wreck of the Hesper...summat"
Godfrey "Fall of Hyperion"
Gerard "Pandora's Box"
Hercules - se allous...
Fit & Limo - Pan
Jeannie Lewis - freefall...
Comus - Diana
Lucifer's Friend -satyr's dance
Manfred Mann's Earthband - pluto the dog
Eros - dun
ELP - 3 fates
Secret Oyster - Leda & the Dog
Zeus' Amusement
McDonald & Giles - side 2 Icarus
Ikarus (Greek band)
Socrates- Phos
Renaissance - Midas Man
Rose - taste of Neptune
Pink Floyd -Sisyphyus
???? -Narziss (I forget the artist, German, on my wantlist for ages. Zeus Amusement guy?)
Trip- caronte
Gatto Marte - Danae
Eloy - Poseidon
Pantheon - Orion
Oldfield - incantations pt 4
Aesgard - In the realm of ...
Flock - mermaid
Kansas - Ikarus
Chase -Zeus
Quasar Lux Symphony - march of Argonauts
Par Lindh Project did one on Rome (if that counts)
Tritonious
Amphion
Pallas
Minotaurus
Argos
Dedalus
Thanatos
Gryphon
Mantichore
Chimera
Metamorphosis
Pandora (dutch)
Ultima Thule
Aphrodite's Child
Pan (Denmark)
Eros
Arachnoid
Odin
Leviathan
Persephone's Dream
Electra
Caja de Pandora

[R. Totale III]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDjDB6QTIJQ

[Jymbot]

Here's one I wrote to Progarchives (under the pseudonymn of Baggra) long, long ago when satyrs still roamed the sylvan forests of Acardie:

You ask "why Greek Mythology".
Well, there is this good movie made - so bleeding good that I forgot any of the actors in it and the movie title (and its driving me insane).
Like all the best movies, its concerned with honour.

Its about this private school for sons of rich knobs - young men which much is expected of -,future politician-b*****ds and the like.

And ,right off the bat, their main study is a course on Greek Mythology. The spoiled brats cant understand this. One questions the professor - why are we, who may one day rule the world ,being taught this juvenile drivel and not Economics or....Mass Deception.

And the professor gives this wonderful speech why the study of GM is necessary for the cultivation of Mastermen (like yours truely).

I wish I could quote this - but, like I say, I forgot all.

All that I remember is that these 3 student friends become big shots in the world and ,as a lark, they decide to throw a greek quiz in front of a large audience (at the political inaugeration of one of these Mastermen) inviting the old schoolteacher to ask the question .
Now the schoolmaster is very noble & honest and he finds out that the American would-be worldleader is cheating at this "fun" quiz (as he cheated throughout university). But ,also he takes note of how much the devil-father of this American devilpolitician son is beaming with pride and how public humiliation of his son would kill him.
There is a tie between the devilson and a former (honest) richknob classmate (who happens to be of Indian extraction).
Even though the honorable professor remains mum and doesnt reveal the machinations of the devil-American, the Indian (who always had remarkable memory) answers the question correctly - a question, of course, relating to the Greek course the professor taught ages ago whilst they were still youngmen. (The question happens to be the very first question the proffessor asked those students way back then.)

So, honesty and goodness wins out in the end - even though the Americandevil shrugs it all off and goes on to become a likely a major world-shaker (and ruiner).

NOW I remember - the actor playing the defeated ( but upright) professor is Kevin Kline. (Ive never liked ANY of his films, but THIS is a good one.

If only I could remember the title.



Speaking of bad memory, it took a while, but, if anyone is interested, some more band names with Greek/Roman myth reference:

Agamemnon (Spanish and, I believe German? band)
Apollo (Finland)
Atlantis (Dutch???)
Hades (Sweden)
Hybris (swede fusion)
Proteus (US fusion)
Lethe - great Dutch band lp is quite rare. (Of course, the Masterman has it!)
Calliope (Italy)
Rhesus (fr fusion)
Thalassa (germ)
Poseidon (germon)
Triton (newish prog band - I forget the country, probably Italy)
Aires (It)
Spartacus (Germ)
Amphitryte (UK?)
Electra (East Germ)
Praxis (Mexico)
Dionysos (Can)
Iris (fr)
Pan (spain)
Pluto (UK)
Hypnos 69
Momus (great artist, but not prog)

And let us not forget the prog band Cassiopea (as well as the sh*t fusion one)


Oh - also David Allan & Euturpe (Australia)


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You want a list of specific song titles? Baggs the MasterProgGuru got tons:
Godfrey - fall of Hyperion
Marsupilami - Arena
Triumvirat- Spartacus
Pascal Languirand - Minos
Renaissance - Midas man
Comus - Diana
Gatto Marte -DanaeRose -taste of Neptune
Secret Oyster - Leda & the dog
Japanese wotsit group - Leda & the swan
Manfred Mann Earthband - Pluto the dog
Quasar Lux Symphony - march of argonauts
Chase - Zeus suite
Trip- Caronte
Lucifer's Friend- Satyr's Dance
david Bedford - Scylla & Charbidis
Mike Oldfield - Incantations 4th movement
ELP - 3 fates
Kansas -Ikarus suite
Macdonald & Giles - birdman
Spontaneous Combustion - Pan
Paul Roland -Atlantis
Curved Air - Elfin boy
Jeannie Lewis -freefall from featherless flight (Australia, lp I just recently found)
Fit & Limo - Pan
Genesis - Hermaphroditus (son of gods) wotsit, Lamia, etc etc
Procol Harum -Cerdes


VA "The Odyssey" super 3cd set from Colossus
VA "Colossus of Rhodes"
Wakeman "7 wonders of the world"

"Ulysses Suite" that 2lp set (with pale blue coverart) by some US band, I forget - Ulysses maybe??

[A. Scherze]

The original name of ELP's Abbadon's Bolero was Bellona's Bolero. She was an ancient Roman goddess of war.

[Progbear]

???? -Narziss (I forget the artist, German, on my wantlist for ages. Zeus Amusement guy?)

Stefan Zauner, later with Amon Düül II and Münchener Freiheit.

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MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")

‘“What blow, Goblin?” said Corinius.’ --E. R. Eddison

N.P.:“The World Will End on Friday”-Shaa Khan

[Trane]

Yes, "Turn of the Century" re-works the Pygmalion myth

Rush, "Hemispheres"

Shirley you mean Cygnus X-1 part 2
(or Cygnus X-2 as I like to refer to it)

[bigbassdrum]

"Tales of Brave Ulysses" - Cream
"Home At Last" - Steely Dan

[Fracktured]

"Home At Last" - Steely Dan

Beat me to it!

[gregory]

Procol Harum Pandora's Box
Moody Blues Morning Glory
Focus Eruption
Killing Floor Out Of Uranus
Led Zeppelin Achilles Last Stand
Pink Floyd Sysyphus
Grand Funk Flight Of The Phoenix
Van der Graaf The Siren's Song
Genesis The Fountain Of Salmatics
T.Rex Venus Loon
Gryphon Jupiter Suite
Genesis Supper's Ready

[Big Ears]

Pegasus by The Hollies (from Butterfly)

Icarus by Captain Beyond (Dawn Explosion)

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Ithaca by Vangelis

Stormbringer by Deep Purple (a winged horse)

Tarkus by ELP (the manticore)

My Selene by Sonata Arctica (based on Endymion and Selene)

Aquarius/ Let the Sunshine In by Fifth Dimension from Hair

Spartacus by Jeff Wayne

Medusa by Trapeze

Adonis by Anyone's Daughter

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Rolling Stones (Scylla and Charybdis)

Mars by ELPowell

Joybringer by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

The Enid, from The Aenid

[Jymbot]

Hackett- Ikarus

[gregory]

Tarkus by ELP (the manticore)


Not counted! This creature is from Persian mythology.

[gregory]

Stormbringer by Deep Purple (a winged horse)

This band once recorded a song related to Celtic mythology(Taliesyn - Listen, Learn, Read On) - but I can't remember if they ever did something relative to Greek and Roman myths.

[gregory]

Procol Harum As Strong As Samson
MO Pegasus
Jethro Tull Orion
MMEB Mercury, the winged messenger

[Hunnibee]

Kansas - Icarus and Icarus II
Not Prog, but Iron Maiden also had an Icarus song. Forgot the correct title at the moment.
Also not Prog, but Led Zeppelin - Achilles' Last Stand

[Big Ears]

Not counted! This creature is from Persian mythology.

After originating with the Greeks (as with most Roman mythology too).

[Big Ears]

The Greeks were also in India and China, where there were similar mythical creatures.

[Rarebird]

Lethe - great Dutch band lp is quite rare. (Of course, the Masterman has it!)

This woman has it as well. I suppose Philip de Goey still has some records.

[JKL2000]

Pretty much everything from the Persephone's Dream album "Pan: An Urban Pastoral." I love this album and loved them at ProgDay 2011!

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1. Prelude (0:39)
2. Invocation (1:18)
3. Pan's Labyrinth (7:28)
4. Those Who Remember (3:42)
5. Chaosong (1:25)
6. Sidewalk Soliloquy (2:50)
7. Chaosong Reprise (1:31)
8. Denouement of a God (1:02)
9. Le Defile Satyrique (1:32)
10. Maenads, Melody and Meter (3:01)
11. Ubi Sunt (1:12)
12. The Seduction of Daphnis (4:59)
13. Nectar of the Gods (3:12)
14. Youth's Denial (1:16)
15: The Temptation of Icarus (2:14)
16. Selene Rising (2:03)
17. The Tears of Selene (9:31)
18. Erato's Pulse (11:06)
19. Silhouette (8:45)

[Garden Dreamer]

Symphony X - "The Odyssey" - album and song

[gregory]

After originating with the Greeks (as with most Roman mythology too).
OK then:)

[Zeuhlmate]

Terje Rypdal - Odyssey
Pan (Danish band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck77R7z4BVE
Day of Phoenix (Danish band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SwPTqyfrsI

[Oreb]

Steely Dan, "Home at Last"

Not prog but Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "More News from Nowhere"

[Camelogue]

I've come to the conclusion that life is mythical.;)

What about Hindi myth in music?

[Hunnibee]

I've come to the conclusion that life is mythical.;)

What about Hindi myth in music?

George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" comes to mind. Krishna is like a flute-playing Prog God. ;)

[Jymbot]

What about prog songs that reference "Men Without Hats"?