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As a poet, that was his way of honoring the goddess who he thought was helping him compose his epic. In this case it would have been Calliope.

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Why does homer call upon muse before telling his story?

The Muses were called upon for inspiration.


What is the purpose of muse clio?

She was the muse of History.


What is a calliope?

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.


Who is the Greek goddess of music?

There is no Greek goddess of music, but technically there is a Greek god of music, Apollo. There are also the nine Muses, which brought joy to anyone who heard their music. Their names are:Thalia - Muse of comedy and idyllic poetryMelpomene [mel-po-men-ee] - Muse of tragedyCleo - Muse of history.Euterpe - Muse of lyric poetry.Terpsichore - Muse of music and dancing.Erato - Muse of erotic poetry.Calliope - Muse of epic poetry and rhetoric.Urania - Muse of astronomy.Polyhymnia or Polymnia - Muse of sacred hymns and harmony.http://www.csun.edu/~hchum001/muses.htm


What does it mean to muse?

"Muse" is not a verb. A "Muse" is a kind of person/spiritual person who can inspire you into something? A Muse can for instense inspire an artist for a painting, music etc. Sorry foy my choice of words. Hope it helped you! it could also be like pondering about something!