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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 ...
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The nine muses were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and are more familiar in classical descriptions of the muses than the earlier four. This was largely adapted into the ancient Roman religion as well. According to Cicero's De Natura Deorum ("On the Nature of the Gods"), "As to the Muses, there were at first four—Thelxiope, Aœde, Arche, and ...
For the nine goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts, please use Category:Muses (mythology). Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Urania, one of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and the Titaness Mnemosyne. [4] Urania, a surname of Aphrodite, describing her as "the heavenly," or spiritual, to distinguish her from Aphrodite Pandemos. Plato represents her as a daughter of Uranus, begotten without a mother. [5] Wine was not used in the libations offered to ...
In Greek mythology, Erato (/ ˈ ɛr ə t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ, Eratō; 'desired, lovely') was the name of the following individuals. Erato, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] Her name means 'the awakener of desire'. [2] Erato, one of the Greek Muses. [3]
In Greek mythology, the Pierides (Ancient Greek: Πιερίδες) or Emathides (Ἠμαθίδες) were the nine sisters who defied the Muses in a contest of song and, having been defeated, were turned into birds. The Muses themselves are sometimes called by this name.
Representations or analogues of one or more of the nine Muses of Greek mythology have appeared in many different modern fictional works. The list of Muses comprises: Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry; Clio, the Muse of history; Erato, the Muse of love poetry; Euterpe, the Muse of music; Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy; Polyhymnia, the Muse of hymns