Euterpe was the muse who was responsible for providing the inspiration for music, song, and lyric poetry. Writers like Homer talk of being inspired by the muses, such as in the following passage, which was translated from The Odyssey: “Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists ...
Erato – Muse of Lyric Poetry Erato was the Muse of lyric poetry, this included love and erotic poetry and songs. She was the fourth born of the Nine Muses. Her name means “desired”. She is often shown wearing a wreath of myrtle and roses. She sometimes holds a lyre, or a small ...
n.Greek Mythology The Muse of lyric poetry and music. [LatinEuterpē, from Greek,(literally, "she who delights well"):eu-,eu-+terpein,to delight, gladden.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Compa...
Calliope was the eldest of the Muses, the ancient Greek goddesses of music, song and dance. She was also the goddess of eloquence, who bestowed her gift on kings and princes. In the Classical era, when the Muses were assigned specific artistic spheres, C
She presided over lyric poetry, and was believed to have invented the lyre. (Hes. Theog. 78; Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. iii. 1.) By Oeagrus she became the mother of Orpheus. (Schol. l. c. i. 23.) In works of art she was usually represented in a pensive attitude....
Muse, in Greco-Roman religion and mythology, any of a group of sister goddesses of obscure but ancient origin, the chief center of whose cult was Mount Helicon in Boeotia, Greece.
Sappho- the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC) Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Translations ...
Muse, in Greco-Roman religion and mythology, any of a group of sister goddesses of obscure but ancient origin, the chief center of whose cult wasMount Heliconin Boeotia, Greece. They were born in Pieria, at the foot ofMount Olympus. Very little is known of their cult, but they had a ...
Bacchylides, Fragment 3 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) : "[The poet] has his share in the violet-haired Mousai (Muses).The light of man's excellence, however, does not diminish with his body; no, the Mousa (Muse) fosters it. And the sweet-voiced cock [...
CLIO GODDESS OF POETRYVirgil and the Muses Clio and Melpomene, Greco-Roman mosaic A.D., Bardo National Museum Pindar, Nemean Ode 3. 10 & 82 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Of song grant, of my skill, full measure. Strike, O daughter of the lord of cloud-capped...