| Greek name | Translation | Image | Goddess of... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calliope | the 'beautiful of speech' |  | chief of the Muses and Muse of epic or heroic poetry |
| Clio | the 'glorious one' |  | Muse of history |
| Erato | the 'amorous one' |  | Muse of love or erotic poetry, lyrics, and marriage songs |
| Euterpe | the 'well-pleasing' |  | Muse of music and lyric poetry |
| Melpomene | the 'chanting one' |  | Muse of tragedy |
| Polyhymnia or Polymnia | the '[singer] of many hymns' |  | Muse of sacred song, oratory, lyric, singing and rhetoric |
| Terpsichore | the '[one who] delights in dance' |  | Muse of choral song and dance |
| Thalia | the 'blossoming one' |  | Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry |
| Urania | the 'celestial one' | _01.jpg) | Muse of astronomy |
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Muses
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