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Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved at the Ghent University Library. [1]In Greek mythology, Clio (traditionally / ˈ k l aɪ oʊ /, [2] but now more frequently / ˈ k l iː oʊ /; Greek: Κλειώ), also spelled Kleio, Сleio, or Cleo, [3] is the muse of history, [4] or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre-playing.
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library. [2]The word Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized: Moûsai) perhaps came from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men-(the basic meaning of which is 'put in mind' in verb formations with transitive function and 'have in mind' in those with intransitive function), [3] or from root *men ...
Polyhymnia (/ p ɒ l i ˈ h ɪ m n i ə /; Greek: Πολυύμνια, lit. 'the one of many hymns'), alternatively Polymnia (Πολύμνια), is, in Greek mythology, the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance and eloquence, as well as agriculture and pantomime. Polyhymnia on an antique fresco from Pompeii
In Greek mythology, Calliope (/ k ə ˈ l aɪ. ə p i / kə-LY-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Καλλιόπη, romanized: Kalliópē, lit. 'beautiful-voiced') is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". [1]
The muse Clio is a character in Piers Anthony's Xanth series. She features as the protagonist in the 2004 book Currant Events. The muse Clio is a main supporting character in Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St. Mary's series – using the name "Mrs. Partridge" as a cover while working as the personal assistant to Dr. Bairstowe. Her true ...
Melpomene is one of the nine Muses, the Muse of tragedy. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Hesiod , Apollodorus , and Diodorus Siculus all held that Melpomene was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne . She was the sister of the other Muses, Calliope , Clio , Erato , Euterpe , Polyhymnia , Terpsichore , Thalia , and Urania . [ 4 ]
Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, and mimic imitation. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she has mostly been shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument often associated with Apollo. [2]
Later in the text, he describes a meeting between himself and the Muses on Mount Helicon, where he had been pasturing sheep when the goddesses presented him with a laurel staff, a symbol of poetic authority. [5] The Helicon thus was an emblem of poetical inspiration. (It is not clear, if the other names mentioned – Permessus and Olmeius ...