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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 ...
The Temple of Hercules Musarum in the Portico of Philippus in Gismondi's model, Museum of Roman Civilization. The Temple of Hercules Musarum (Aedes Herculis Musarum) was a Roman temple dedicated to Hercules Musarum ("Hercules of the Muses") located near the Circus Flaminius in the southern Campus Martius in ancient Rome.
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Sala delle Muse: houses the statue group of Apollo and the nine muses, uncovered in a Roman villa near Tivoli in 1774, as well as statues by important ancient Greek or Roman sculptors. The centerpiece is the Belvedere Torso, revered by Michelangelo and other Renaissance men.
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 ]
Thalia on an antique fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Thalia (/ θ ə ˈ l aɪ ə / [1] [2] or / ˈ θ eɪ l i ə /; [3] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια; "the joyous, the flourishing", from Ancient Greek: θάλλειν, thállein; "to flourish, to be verdant"), also spelled Thaleia, was one of the Muses, the goddess who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry.
The Valley of the Muses was the site of an ancient Greek sanctuary to the Muses and the Mouseia festivals held in their honor. It is an open-air historical site open permanently to the public. It is located at Thespies on the eastern slopes of Mount Helicon in Boeotia, Greece.
Among the best-known examples is the Apollo Citharoedus, also known as Apollo Musagetes ("Apollo, Leader of the Muses"), of the Vatican Museums, a 2nd-century AD colossal marble statue by an unknown (probably Roman) sculptor.