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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]]
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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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