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The Muse Calliope is a character in the graphic novel Sandman, by Neil Gaiman.Her story, "Calliope" is in the 1990 trade paperback Dream Country.According to the comic's canon, Calliope was the youngest (rather than the eldest) Muse as well as a one-time lover of Dream, by whom she bore Orpheus.
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 ]
Calliope Beach in Antarctica is named after the muse, as is the calliope hummingbird of North and Central America, and the calliope steam organ. Calliope Saddle is part of the Thisbe Valley Track in the Catlins Forest, South Otago, NZ. The Queensland town of Calliope Is another location named after the muse and is located in central Queensland.
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Straight from the mouths of Beyoncé and Princess Diana, here are 51 mother-daughter quotes to share with your number one. RELATED: 51 Best Friend Quotes to Share with Yours Immediately 1.
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Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy. —Homer (c. 700 - 600 BCE), in Book I of The Odyssey (Robert Fagles translation, 1996) O Muse! the causes and the crimes relate; What goddess was provok'd, and whence her hate;
A muse is a person who provides creative inspiration to a person of the arts (such as a writer, artist, composer, and so on) or sometimes in the sciences. In the course of history, these have usually (but not necessarily) been women. The term is derived from the Muses, ancient Greek goddesses of inspiration. Human muses are woven throughout ...