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There is no Muse. The 9 Muses were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of memory, Mnemosyne. They were the goddesses of knowledge, poetry etc. From them we get the word Muse-um, museum Clio
I thought Calliope was one of the 9 Muses and not a horse?Definition: At one time, the goddesses of inspiring springs, the nine Muses became the representatives of poetry, the arts and science : Calliope, Muse of epic song, Clio, Muse of history, Euterpe, Muse of lyric song, Thalia, Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry, Melpomene, Muse of tragedy, Terpsichore, Muse of dance, Erato, Muse of erotic poetry, Polyhymnia, Muse of sacred song, and Urania, Muse of astronomy.
They distinguished between three kinds of poetry: (religious poetry was not one) Calliope Epic poetry Erato Lyric poetry Polyhymnia Choral poetry
The Muses were inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts. Tradition dictated that there were three in number although nine is also thought to be more realistic. Calliope for epic poetry. Clio for history. Euterpe for music, song and lyric poetry. Erato for love poetry. Melpomene for tragedy. Polyhymina for hymns. Terpsichore for dance. Thalia for comedy. Urania the muse of astronomy
The Muses of Greek mythology were goddesses of art: Calliope - epic poetry Clio - history Erato - lyrical poetry Euterpe - music Melpomene - tragedic theatre Polyhymnia - hymnal/choral poetry Terpsichore - dance/choreography Thalia - comedic theatre Urania - astronomy Muses. Sometimes referred to as Water Nymphs.