The Nine Muses
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- "The Nine Muses" may also refer to nine letters written by Aeschines.
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The muses were the Goddesses of the Arts and Literature and were also the daughters of Zeus (the central god of the Greek pantheon) and Mnemosyne (the personification of memory). They spent nine nights together and that is how the muses were created.
The Muses:
- Clio the muse of history
- Euterpe the muse of flute and musical instruments
- Thalia the muse of comedy and science
- Melpomene the muse of tragedy
- Terpsichore the muse of dance and poetry
- Erato the muse of the lyre and love poetry
- Urania the muse of astronomy
- Polyhymnia the muse of sacred songs and the art of mimic
- Calliope the muse of epic poetry and eloquence, and the superior muse.
