The invention of music in Ancient Greek mythology is credited to the muses, various goddesses who were daughters of the King of the gods, Zeus; Apollo, Dionysus and Orpheus were also important musical figures for the Ancient Greeks.
They usually put forward several answers, including crediting a character from the Book of Genesis named Jubal, who was said to have played the flute, or Amphion, a son of Zeus, who was given the lyre. One popular story from the Middle Ages credits the Greek philosopher Pythagoras as the inventor of music.
