Music was an art fostered by the mightiest of heroes. Achilles is represented as entertaining himself with his lyre. (Iliad 9: 185-6). We compare David, the warrior skilled in poetry, singing and musical instruments.

— Cyrus H. Gordon The Common Background of Greek and Hebrew Civilizations (1965)

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