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According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, there are conflicting myths about
the muses (some versions list only 3 of them), but the longer list is:

Calliope: Muse of heroic or epic poetry (often holding a writing tablet). 

Clio: Muse of history (often holding a scroll). 

Erato: Muse of lyric and love poetry (often playing a lyre). 

Euterpe: Muse of music or flutes (often playing flutes). 

Melpomene: Muse of tragedy (often holding a tragic mask). 

Polymnia: Muse of sacred poetry or of the mimic art (often shown with a
pensive look). 

Terpsichore: Muse of dancing and choral song (often shown dancing and
holding a lyre). 

Thalia: Muse of comedy (often holding a comic mask). 

Urania: Muse of astronomy (often holding a globe).

Highly amused,
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
Science Center of Connecticut

"If you hear only one song this year, there's something terribly wrong with
you."
    -They Might Be Giants

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From: Clifford Wagner [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 4:56 PM
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Subject: Re: interesting piece of "trivia"

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> I forwarded this to my wife, Ann Mintz, and got this back from her.
Clifford Wagner

>   The muses were among the daughters of Zeus.  Ironically, though,  
> none of them related to the visual arts.  There were several for  
> poetry (love poetry, sacred poetry),  muses for history, astronomy,  
> dance,  comedy and tragedy and memory, I think.  I can't remember what  
> the ninth muse was.  But no visual art.  The Greeks thought of  
> sculpture and painting as crafts, not art.
>
> Ann

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