#hydraulis

[homerstroystory]

Hydraulis, or water organ (bronze; c. late 2nd century CE)

Discovered in the Villa od Dionysus at Dion (Greece) on August 19, 1992

On display at the Archaeological Museum of Dion (Dion-Olympos, Greece)

[backstage-sadie]

Backstage Burrow Ep3-2026: Pipe Dreams

🎶🐰 Dive into the fascinating history of music with the Hydraulis, an ancient marvel from 3rd century BCE! Discover how Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the world's first keyboard instrument, revolutionizing sound and harmony and paving the way for Western music traditions. 🎹✨

[atsoukalidis]

Bronze lamp from the Hydraulis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_organ from the 1st century CE from the collection of the archaeological museum of Dion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_Museum_of_Dion

[atsoukalidis]

The Hydraulis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_organ of Dion from the 1st century BCE from the collection of the archaeological museum of Dion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_Museum_of_Dion

[teknoplof]

Así era un hydraulis, el órgano hidraúlico del siglo III a. C. | teknoPLOF!

Si pudiéramos viajar mentalmente a la antigua Grecia, tres siglos antes de nuestra era, podríamos observar artilugios de una ingeniería primigenia tal que pondrían en aprietos a más de un licenciado contemporáneo.

[asspigeons]

It still blows my mind that the ancient Greeks had a motherfucking water organ.

What in the shit.