Apollo And The Muses
Martin DeVos 1570 |
The Muses were Goddesses of Inspiration, Thought, Song, Dance, and Poetry. They
vary in number depending upon which pantheon of God/dess is
used. They were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
The Muses
- Calliope ~ epic or heroic poetry
- Clio ~ history
- Erato ~ love poetry and flute-playing
- Euterpe ~ lyric poetry and lyre-playing
- Melpomene tragedy
- Polyhymnia ~ sacred music and dance
- Terpsichore ~, choral music and dance
- Thalia ~ comedy and idyllic poetry (See also The Graces)
- Urania ~ astronomy and cosmological poetry
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