Ancient Lyre & Violin - "Magnus Belenus" melody by Marios Podaras and Theodore Koumartzis

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"Now the Celtae dwell beyond the pillars of Heracles..."
Herodotus (Book II: 33)

This is an original song for a lyre and a violin, titled "Magnus Belenus", and it is part of the first album by PAUSIS ensemble. It is inspired by one of the most ancient and most widely worshiped Celtic deities, associated with the ancient fire festival: Great Belenus (or Magnus Belenus), or "The Shining God".
Belenus was for the ancient Celtics what was Apollo for the Greeks (see Augustan History), and he was thought to ride the Sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot.

Ancient lyre: Theodore Koumartzis
Violin: Marios Podaras

🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis

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// About Mario
Marios Podaras is a seasoned violin player, with a passion for electronic music, and a newly acquired love for the ancient pandura.
Taking classes from the age of 4, Marios soon became a member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of his hometown, Volos Greece, before embarking on a journey full of musical studies and performances around the world, i.e. in festivals and concerts in Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, and Bulgaria.
After completing a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering at the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, he took classes on traditional violin with George Papaioannou at the "Labyrinth Music Workshop" (under the supervision of Ross Daly), and the guitar.
He is the founder, along with Bjorn Alpha, of the electronic music project "Deep in Mind". He also plays the oud and tzouras, and he is part of the bands "Kaisaras Kikis & Afousides", "Marsyas" and the "Reggetiko Project".
He has composed music for movies, award-winning video games, and contemporary dance performances, and participated extensively in studio recordings for music albums covering a wide range of music genres such as rebetiko, rock, blues, jazz, punk, and psychedelic.
He is part of the SEIKILO team, participating in our events as a musician, sound effects specialist, and music instructor.

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