Muses, The

Muses, The
   From Greek mythology, like The Graces, they are gifted in song and dance, and bring great pleasure to anyone they favor. They are Clio the muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods and Euterpe of lyric poetry. Their father is Zeus and Mnemosyne their mother. The Muses favor several mountains, namely, Helicon, Parnassus, Olympus and Pieris in Pieria, their birthplace.

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