The Cretans called the harp a lyra, and it was the most popular musical instrument on the island and in the world for thousands of years. It also became a national symbol. The first harp was modeled after a bow and arrow, and was created by the world’s most famous ancient bowmen (archers) from the ancient Holy Island of Crete that is sometimes known as Phoenicia, Atlantis, Ionia, Arcadia, and Minoa. These changes to the lyre eventually developed into what we know today as the harp and all forms of guitars, and modern music can be traced to this one invention. But for the purpose of this research below, I will focus mainly on the name, and origins of the harp rather than the lyre and other similar instruments because it is a name that is much more well-known, and they all originate from the same source. Over time the lyre had undergone several changes such as the shape and materials of the base, adding strings and making them much larger than the original hand-held form and others. But before the harp (cithara and Hebrew kinnor) there was what was known as the lyre that is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. The modern music and instruments we see today are the result of one invention that is commonly referred to as the harp. This is why today famous musicians lead and almost control millions of people with their songs, and why some of them are knighted by the Queen as part of her royal court such as Sir Elton John and Paul McCartney for their divine magical abilities they have inherited from their ancestors. It can entertain and sooth, heal, kill, lead and control human emotions like no other divine device ever created by man. “The man, who hath no music in his soul, is fit for treason, stratagem, and spoil.” – Shakespeare
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