Apollo was the Greek god of music, dance, poetry, and prophecy.

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts.

Fu Xi is the Chinese mythical emperor who is said to have invented music and the guqin, a seven-stringed zither.

In Maori mythology, music was created by the god Tane Mahuta playing the flute.

In Aboriginal Australian mythology, the Dreaming is the sacred stories and songs of the ancestors that tell of the creation of the world and the laws that govern it.

Shango is the African god of thunder, lightning, and dance.

In Native American mythology, the drum is used to communicate with the spirits, heal the sick, and mark the changing of the seasons.

In Greek mythology, Apollo and Marsyas had a music contest, with Apollo playing the lyre and Marsyas playing the aulos (a double-reed instrument).

Narada is the celestial musician in Hindu mythology who plays the veena, a stringed instrument.

Fu Xi is the Chinese mythical emperor who is said to have invented the guqin, a seven-stringed zither.

Rongo is the Maori god of the forest, agriculture, and peace, and is associated with music and dance.

Baiame is the ancestral being in Aboriginal Australian mythology who is associated with music and dance.

Anansi is the African god of music and dance who is often depicted as a trickster.

The Sun Dance is a Native American dance that is performed to celebrate the changing of the seasons.

The Corybantic Dance was a dance that was performed by the Muses, the goddesses of the arts, in honor of the god Dionysus.