Greek Esoteric Music Theory

Zodiacal Trigons

Trigons I
Ares
Leo
Sagittarius 		II
Taurus
Virgo
Capricorn 		III
Gemini
Libra
Aquarius 		IV
Cancer
Scorpio
Pisces
Planets Sun
Jupiter 		Venus
Moon 		Mercury
Saturn 		Mars
(Moon, Venus)
Pitches A B flat C D
Vowels Epsilon (ay) Eta (eh) Omega (aw) Alpha (ah)

  1. The Vowel and Pitch correspondences are given by Barker (II.481n131, 522nn174-5) based on Aristides Quintilianus and Bellermann's Anonymous manuscript. However, the usual Vowel-Tetrachord correspondence would be Epsilon-Alpha-Eta-Omega (EAÊÔ); see the Greater and Lesser Perfect Systems.

  2. It will be observed that the Elemental Correspondences (I=Earth, II=Air, III=Fire, IV=Water), which are based on the Vowels, do not agree with those of contemporary astrology.

  3. See A Brief Guide to Ancient Greek Pronunciation for suggestions on pronouncing the vowels.
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