Do you know any song lyrics that have Greek mythological references?

The first thing that comes to my mind is the Billy Talent song "Cut the Curtains" where they say "our wax wings have melted away", which I assume is refering to Dedalus and his son who made wings out of wax and feathers to escape, and the son flew too high and his wax wings melted.

Do you know any song lyrics that have Greek mythological references?
There's a song called "She's So High" by Tal Bachman that mentions Aphrodite. The lyrics are "She's so high above me, like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, or Aphrodite..." If I remember correctly, Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of fertility. The song came out about 5 years ago. Hope that helps!! :o)
Reply:The first one that pops into my head is the Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis off the album Nursery Cryme





It goes like so:





From a dense forest of tall dark pinewood,


Mount Ida rises like an island.


Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child;


Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love.





As the dawn creeps up the sky


The hunter caught sight of a doe.


In desire for conquest,


He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before.





Hermaphroditus: Narrator:





"Where are you, my father? "Then he could go no farther


Give wisdom to your son" Now lost, the boy was guided by the sun"





And as his strength began to fail


He saw a shimmering lake.


A shadow in the dark green depths


Disturbed the strange tranquility.





Salmacis: Narrator:


"The waters are disturbed "The waters are disturbed


Some creature has been stirred" Naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred"





As he rushed to quench his thirst,


A fountain spring appeared before him


And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist,


A liquid voice called, "Son of gods, drink from my spring".





The water tasted strangely sweet.


Behind him the voice called again.


He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone


And as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake.





Salmacis: Narrator:


"We shall be one "She wanted them as one


We shall be joined as one" Yet he had no desire to be one"





Hermaphroditus: "Away from me cold-blooded woman


Your thirst is not mine"





Salmacis: "Nothing will cause us to part


Hear me, O Gods"





Unearthly calm descended from the sky


And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged


Forever to be joined as one.





The creature crawled into the lake.


A fading voice was heard:


"And I beg, yes I beg that all who touch this spring


May share my fate"





Salmacis: Narrator:


"We are the one "The two are now made one,


We are the one" Demi-god and nymph are now made one"





Both had given everything they had.


A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last,


Forever still beneath the lake.