prog and greek mythology

Pythagoras is not really Mythology, is he?

about Styx, are you sure this isn't Roman Mythology? As far as I know it's a river in the underworld, which appears in the Aeneis by Vergil who was a Roman.
Is there any appearance in Greek Mythology too?

let's not forget "The Three Fates" (Cllotho, Lachesis, Atropos) by ELP

There is also the song Orpheus by David Sylvian.

Joolz wrote: BebieM wrote: Pythagoras is not really Mythology, is he? about Styx, are you sure this isn't Roman Mythology? As far as I know it's a river in the underworld, which appears in the Aeneis by Vergil who was a Roman. Is there any appearance in Greek Mythology too? The Romans borrowed hugely from the Greeks, in many cases simply changing names or shoe-horning an obscure Roman name onto an established classic Greek entity. The Styx came from Greece - it was one of the rivers of the underworld which was the abode of the god Hades. The Styx separated the underworld from the world of the living. The infamous Achilles Heel came about because the boy Achilles was dipped into the Styx to give him immortality, but the heel was missed out, hence it became his week spot. Lesson over ....

there were actually five rivers in the Greek Underworld: Styx (the river of hate), Acheron (the river of woe), Phlegethon (the river of fire), Cocytus (the river of wailing) and Lethe (the river of forgetfulness). Virgil mentions the Eridanos as river of the Underworld too in his Aeneid.
and a little correction: Achilles was bathed in the waters of the Styx not for giving him immortality, but for giving him invulnerability. his mother Thetis forgot to dip the heel she held him by into the water too


Edited by BaldJean - July 05 2006 at 08:01

haha Latin nerds, Blind Guardian has a 14 minute long epic on the trojan war.

Fassbinder wrote: Jethro Tull "Cold Wind to Valhalla" seems to be related to the mythology (not Greek, though).

There are indeed references to Norse mythology ("Valkyrie maidens cry/ on the cold wind to Valhalla), but the song is mostly about the search for success. BTW, it's one of my favourite JT songs.

BebieM wrote: Pythagoras is not really Mythology, is he? about Styx, are you sure this isn't Roman Mythology? As far as I know it's a river in the underworld, which appears in the Aeneis by Vergil who was a Roman. Is there any appearance in Greek Mythology too?

Both. Pythagoras was a real-life mathematican and philosopher of ancient greece. According to myth he is also the inventor of music. I think that Gabriel has the later in mind when he sings that Pythagoras writes, in blood, the lyrics of a brand new tune.

The Greek Neo-Prog band La Tulipe Noire's latest album, Nostimon Hemar, is a concept album based on ancient Greek mythology:

BaldJean wrote:   there were actually five rivers in the Greek Underworld: Styx (the river of hate), Acheron (the river of woe), Phlegethon (the river of fire), Cocytus (the river of wailing) and Lethe (the river of forgetfulness). Virgil mentions the Eridanos as river of the Underworld too in his Aeneid. and a little correction: Achilles was bathed in the waters of the Styx not for giving him immortality, but for giving him invulnerability. his mother Thetis forgot to dip the heel she held him by into the water too