Until recently, classical scholars had little idea of exactly how an ancient Greek tortoise-shell lyre or lyra was constructed. The present reconstruction is based on an objective and thorough ...

"In some way, the lyre, as an emotion, creates a feeling that is otherworldly," said Giorgos Tsomeidis, 22, a student of the ancient Greek lyre in the city of Thessaloniki.

Researchers have unearthed the remains of ancient Greek musical instruments - a harp and a lyre - on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Researchers from the Institute ...