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Zeus;
Supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and father to the 9 Muses

Mnemosyne;
One of the 3 elder Muses, Titan Goddess and mother to the 9 Muses

Muses;
The Greek goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences, they are as follows

Calliope;

Meaning “beautiful voice�?
Muse of eloquence and heroic poetry.
Emblems, a stylus and wax tablets.
The eldest and most distinguished of the 9
Mother of Orpheus and Linus sons of the Archer God of Medicine Apollo. Judge in the argument over Adonis, between Persephone and Aphrodite.

Clio;

Meaning “recount�?or “make famous�?nbsp;

Muse of historical and heroic poetry.

Emblems, a parchment scroll or a set of tablets.

Mother of Hyacinth son of Pierus King of Macedonia.

Credited for introducing the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.

Erato;

Meaning “lovely�? The Museof love and erotic poetry, and mimicry.

Emblem, a lyre (kithara) which she or Apollo invented,

Mother of Azan, son of Arcus.

Euterpe;

Meaning "rejoicing well" or "delight"
Muse of music and lyric poetry, also of joy and pleasure
Emblem, the oulos or double flute which she was thought to have invented
Mother of Rhesus son of the River God Strymon

Melpomene;

Mening “to sing�?or “one who is melodious�?nbsp; Muse of tragedy (desite her joyous singing) Usually represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus

(the boots traditionally worn by tragic actors).

Emblems, a knife or a club in one hand, and the mask in the other.

Polyhymnia;

Meaning “the one of many hymns�?/STRONG>

Muse of the sacred hymn, eloquence and dance.

She is usually represented in a pensive or meditating position.

She is a serious looking woman, dressed in a long cloak and

resting with an elbow on a pillar.

Sometimes she holds a finger to her mouth.

Terpsichore;

Meaning “delight of dancing"

Muse of dancing and the dramatic chorus

Mother of the Sirens (creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird)

daughters of the river-god Achelous.

Also occasionally mentioned as the mother of Linus son of Apollo

She is usually represented seated

Emblem, lyre

Thalia;

Meaning “flourishing�?/STRONG>

Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.

Emblems, comic mask and a shepherd's crook

Thalia is also the name of one of the Graces (Charites)

The Charites, or Graces were originally goddesses of fertility and nature,

they were the epitome of charm and beauty, bestowing talent upon mortals.

They serve as sources of inspiration in poetry and art, together with the Muses.

Urania;

Meaning “heavenly�?/STRONG>

Muse of astronomy and astrology

Often mentioned as the Mother of Linus son of Apoll

(maybe she stole him off Calliope? Teehee) Emblems, a globe in her left hand and a peg in her right hand

(with her foot on a turtle, the symbol of silence) Able to fortell the future from the position of the stars Urania is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and

she keeps her eyes towards the sky.

Urania;

Meaning “heavenly�?/STRONG>

Muse of astronomy and astrology

Often mentioned as the Mother of Linus son of Apoll

(maybe she stole him off Calliope? Teehee)

Emblems, a globe in her left hand and a peg in her right hand

(with her foot on a turtle, the symbol of silence)

Able to fortell the future from the position of the stars

Urania is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and

she keeps her eyes towards the sky.

Melpomene;

Mening “to sing�?or “one who is melodious�?/STRONG>

Calliope;

Meaning “beautiful voice�?
Muse of eloquence and heroic poetry.
Emblems, a stylus and wax tablets.
The eldest and most distinguished of the 9
Mother of Orpheus and Linus sons of the Archer God

of Medicine Apollo.

Judge in the argument over Adonis, between Persephone and Aphrodite.

Zeus;
Supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and father to the 9 Muses

Mnemosyne;
One of the 3 elder Muses, Titan Goddess and mother to the 9 Muses

Muses;
The Greek goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences, they are as follows

Calliope;

Meaning “beautiful voice�?
Muse of eloquence and heroic poetry.
Emblems, a stylus and wax tablets.
The eldest and most distinguished of the 9
Mother of Orpheus and Linus sons of the Archer God

of Medicine Apollo.

Judge in the argument over Adonis, between Persephone and Aphrodite.

Clio;

Meaning “recount�?or “make famous�?nbsp;

Muse of historical and heroic poetry.

Emblems, a parchment scroll or a set of tablets.

Mother of Hyacinth son of Pierus King of Macedonia.

Credited for introducing the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.

Erato;

Meaning “lovely�? The Museof love and erotic poetry, and mimicry.

Emblem, a lyre (kithara) which she or Apollo invented,

Mother of Azan, son of Arcus.

Euterpe;

Melpomene;

Mening “to sing�?or “one who is melodious�?/STRONG>

Muse of tragedy (desite her joyous singing)

Usually represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus

(the boots traditionally worn by tragic actors).

Emblems, a knife or a club in one hand, and the mask in the other.

Polyhymnia;
Meaning “the one of many hymns�?/STRONG>

Muse of the sacred hymn, eloquence and dance.

She is usually represented in a pensive or meditating position.

She is a serious looking woman, dressed in a long cloak and

resting with an elbow on a pillar.

Sometimes she holds a finger to her mouth.

Terpsichore;

Meaning “delight of dancing"

Muse of dancing and the dramatic chorus

Mother of the Sirens (creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird)

daughters of the river-god Achelous.

Also occasionally mentioned as the mother of Linus son of Apollo

She is usually represented seated

Emblem, lyre

Thalia;

Meaning “flourishing�?/STRONG>

Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.

Emblems, comic mask and a shepherd's crook

Thalia is also the name of one of the Graces (Charites)

The Charites, or Graces were originally goddesses of fertility and nature,

they were the epitome of charm and beauty, bestowing talent upon mortals.

They serve as sources of inspiration in poetry and art, together with the Muses.

Urania;

Meaning “heavenly�?/STRONG>

Muse of astronomy and astrology

Often mentioned as the Mother of Linus son of Apoll

(maybe she stole him off Calliope? Teehee)

Emblems, a globe in her left hand and a peg in her right hand

(with her foot on a turtle, the symbol of silence)

Able to fortell the future from the position of the stars

Urania is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and

she keeps her eyes towards the sky.

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