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 The Muses
Zeus and Mnemosyne. Eupheme and Crotus, her son, looked after the Muses
History. Introduced the Phoenician alphabet to Greece
Epic Poetry. The mother of Orpheus
Music. She is credited with inventing the double flute
Tragedy. Mother of the Sirens
Sacred Poetry. She is often depicted veiled
Dancing. Often depicted carrying a Lyre and Plectrum
Comedy. Carries the Mask of Comedy and a shepherds crook
Astronomy. Represented by a staff pointing to a globe
Mnemosyne. The Titan Mnemosyne, whose name means 'memory' spent 9 nights with Zeus and produced her wonderful offspring. Mnemosyne's sacred site was established at Lebadeia, a spring dedicated to memory.
| There is one type of place, often visited by followers of art and science, that derives its name from the Muses. What is this place called? | The Nine Muses
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Museum. Other words, such as music, also derive their roots from the name of these nine beauties.
Urania. She shares her name with another god, Uranus (of the sky). Urania was the muse of astronomy...often depicted pointing towards a globe of the cosmos with her wand.
Erato. It may not be surprising to discover that the word erotic is derived from the same word-root.
Melpomene. A quote from Edmund Spencer, 'Up then, Melpomene, thou mournfullest Muse of {Nine;} such cause of mourning never hadst afore' is probably the source of this term. Melpomene was the inspiration for many a tragic work.
| One Muse shares her name with a musical instrument, what would her name be? | The Nine Muses
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Calliope. A Calliope is a keyboard instrument, similar to an organ, that creates whistling sounds via the workings of steam and compressed air. Calliope is also the Muse of epic poetry.
Euterpe. Euterpe's name means 'delight'...she was the giver of pleasure. She presided over lyric poetry and all instrumental music.
| The Muse Terpsichore's name has evolved into an eponym meaning what? | The Nine Muses
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Relating to dancing. 'Terpsichorean' is an adjective that can be connected to dancing, the activity for which Terpsichore served as Muse.
| She's the Muse of comedy and pastoral life, what is her name? | The Nine Muses
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Thalia. Thalia is often depicted grasping a tambourine and donning a comic mask.
| Who would be your Muse if you intended to become a mime, god forbid? | The Nine Muses
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Polyhymnia. I'm kidding about the 'god forbid' of course, mimes do get teased a lot! Polyhymnia's name means 'many hymns' as you may have guessed, and she was the Matron of Mimes, among others. Unfortunately, I was forced to leave one Muse out of this quiz...Clio, the Muse of history. As an historian, I shan't ever live that down. Hope that you enjoyed the quiz!
Eupheme. Eupheme was their nurse, who raised them along with her son, Crotus. Crotus was a hunter who was transported to the sky as Sagittarius when he died.
| In a myth, it is said the king of what is now Macedonia had nine daughters he named after the muses. When his daughters had a singing contest with the muses and lost, what animal did they get turned into? | Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts
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birds. The muses were known as inspirations, but they could also be rather spiteful.
cal-ee-OH-pee. Calliope is the muse of epic poetry, and is known as the chief muse. IN English, the word is pronounced ka-LIE-oh-pee.
memory. The word mnemonic, meaning to assist the memory, comes from her name.
Celestial Globes. Urania is the female form of the god Uranus.
Aoede. These three muses (Mneme, Aoede, and Melete) are more widely known because they were worshipped at the same place the nine muses are. But there were also another three, worshipped at Delphi (Nete, Mese, and Hypate), along with other versions before nine were determined by the Greeks.
Eros. The muses taught the Sphinx her riddle, Aristaeus the arts of healing and prophecy, and Echo to play music.
| In another myth, the muses were in a singing contest with the Sirens (beautiful women with the bodies of birds) and won once again. What did the muses do to the Sirens to punish them? | Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts
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Pluck out their feathers. The Sirens were persuaded into the contest by Hera, who banished them to a deserted island. They are known to sing to bring seamen into their bay, where they would devour them when they landed on the island. Hey, they had to eat something!
6th c. B.C.. The place where they held the festivals was called the "Valley of the Muses".
Zeus and Mnemosyne. It was Mnemosyne that gave birth to the nine children with Zeus as the father, now called the Nine Muses. They are Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, the Muse of History; Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy; Thalia, the Muse of Comedy; Euterpe, the Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry; Erato, the Muse of Love Poetry and Marriage Feasts; Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance; Urania, the Muse of Astronomy; and Polyhymnia, the Muse of the Hymns Sacred to the Gods. Hera gave birth to four children with Zeus as the father: Hephaestus, the God of Fire and the Chief Blacksmith of the Gods; Ares, the God of War; Hebe, the Goddess of Youth; and Eileithyia, the Goddess of Childbirth. Maia gave birth to one child with Zeus as the father: Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods. Finally, Leto gave birth to two children with Zeus as the father; the twins Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon, and Chastity, and Apollo, God of the Sun, Music, and Poetry.
Epic Poetry and a tightly rolled parchment. Calliope is the Muse that represents Epic Poetry, and is often depicted holding a tightly rolled parchment. Clio is the Muse of History that is depicted holding a half-open parchment. Then, it is Urania, who is the Muse of Astronomy that is depicted holding a globe and a rod. And finally, it is Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy that is depicted holding a dramatic mask.
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