Muses
Muses
Ever heard someone say, "She's my muse"? These are the ladies behind that saying. The Muses were the inspirational goddesses of the arts, who spent most of their time singing about all the great events of the world in the court of Zeus. In super ancient times, there were only three Muses, but in later years their number was expanded to nine, and each inspirational lady was assigned their own name and duty. Ready for 'em? Here we go: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love and erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melopmene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy), Polyhymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), and Urania (astronomy). Whew.
Basic Information
Name | The Muses Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melopmene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania |
Nickname | Homer's Homey (Calliope) Book Worm (Clio) Sexy (Erato) Broody (Euterpe) Weepy (Melopmene) The Joker (Thalia) Diva (Polyhymnia) Legs (Terpsichore) Spacey (Urania) |
Sex | Females. Lady power! |
Current city | Mt. Olympus and Mt. Parnassus |
Work & Education
Occupation | Goddesses of Music, Song, Dance, Poetic Inspiration, and Remembrance of All Things Being Totally Inspirational Division of Labor, Muse by Muse: Calliope: Epic Poetry Euterpe: Lyric Poetry Clio: History Erato: Love and Erotic Poetry Melopmene: Tragedy Thalia: Comedy Polyhymnia: Hymns Terpsichore: Dance Urania: Astronomy |
Education | Julliard (Tenured Faculty) |
Beliefs
Political views | Yay, daddy Zeus |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents | Zeus, Mnemosyne |
Children | Calliope: Orpheus, Linus Clio: Hyacinthos, Hymenaios Euterpe: Rhesos Thalia: the Khorybantes Melopmene: the Sirens (maybe) Terpsichore: the Sirens (maybe), Linus (maybe) Erato: Clepheme Urania: Linus (maybe), Hymenaios (maybe) (Yeah, that's a lot of maybes… so we're a little mysterious. NBD.) |
Friends | Apollo Pegasus Dionysus Hermes Athena Zeus |
Enemies | The Sirens The daughters of King Pieros |
Relationships
Relationship status | Single (but we all have a crush on Apollo, duh) |
Favorites
Quotations | "The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture." – Ovid "Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary." – Kahlil Gibran "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." – Leonard Bernstein "Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more." – Benjamin Cardozo "I love hearing my audience breathe." – Adele |
Books | Get ready for this: we inspired a ton of pretty impressive literature. Please hold your applause. The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired by Francine Prose The Iliad by Homer The Odyssey by Homer Oedipus the King by Sophocles Aeneid by Virgil The Metamorphoses by Ovid Inferno by Dante The Canterbury Tales by Geoffery Chaucer Paradise Lost by John Milton Candide by Voltaire "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Hamlet by William Shakespeare Ulysses by James Joyce "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop Decoded by Jay Z Adele: The Biography by Chas Newkey-Burden |
Music | The Gospel Truth from Disney's Hercules What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven Someone Like You by Adele Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner Stormy Weather by Billy Holiday I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston |
Movies | Night at the Museum Dead Poets Society The Muse Hercules Music and Lyrics Moulin Rouge The Pianist High School Musical Midnight in Paris The Sound of Music Dreamgirls La Vie En Rose |
Activities & Interests
Likes | Fountains Libraries Choirs Dancing With the Stars Summer Music Festivals Arts Education Telescopes American Idol Glee X-Factor Musical Instruments Broadway Museums Street Performers (Except Mimes) Flying Horses |
Activities | Singing Reading Writing Painting Acting Dancing Playing Music Inspiring others to do all of the above |
Interests | Dance Musicology Studio Art Theatre Astronomy |
Groups | Mt. Olympus Girls Choir Museum Lovers Forgive Student Loan Debt Apollo Fan Club Aerial Equestrian Society |