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The Nine Muses of Ancient Greece

Name	Pronunciation	Literal Translation	Muse of	Characteristic
Calliope*	ka-lie’o-pee	The Fair Voiced	Epic Poetry	Writing Tablet
Clio	klie’o	The Proclaimer	History	Scroll
Erato	er’a-toe	The Lovely	Love Poetry	Lyre
Euterpe	yoo-ter’pee	The Giver of Pleasure	Music	Flute
Melpomene	mel-pom’i-nee	The Songstress	Tragedy	Tragic Mask
Polyhymnia	pol’ee-hym’nee-uh	She of Many Hymns	Sacred Poetry	Pensive Look
Terpsichore	terp-sik’o-ree	The Whirler	Dancing	Dancing With Lyre
Thalia	tha-lie’uh	The Flourishing	Comedy	Comic Mask
Urania	yoo-ray’-nee-uh	The Heavenly	Astronomy	Celestial Globes

Notes:

Calliope was the chief Muse.

Zeus was the father of the Muses and the Titaness Mnemosyne was their mother.

Mnemosyne was the goddess of memory (mnemonic!).

Erato and Urania are the female forms of Eros and Uranus.


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