Epigonus of Ambracia (Greek:Επίγονος Αμβρακιώτης) (6th century BC) was a Greek musician from Ambracia in South Epirus, who was admitted to a citizenship at Sicyon, where he lived, performed and taught. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Ambracia, occasionally Ampracia ( Greek: ancient Ἀμπρακία modern Αμβρακία was an ancient Corinthian colony situated about 7 miles from Epirus (from Ionic Greek Ήπειρος - Ēpeiros, Doric Greek: Ἅπειρος - Apeiros, in Albanian For the modern municipality see Sikyona. Sicyon (Σικυών was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus The Epigonion (string instrument) was invented, or at least introduced in Greece by Epigonus. An epigonion was an ancient stringed instrument mentioned in Athenaeus (183 A He was a contemporary of Lasus of Hermione. Lasus of Hermione was a Greek lyric Poet of the 6th century BC
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- Athenaeus iv,183 d and xiv, 637 f. Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished 1. 7.
- The Science of Harmonics in Classical Greece by Andrew Barker