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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Clio''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|l|aɪ|.|oʊ}}; {{lang-el|Κλειώ}}) or '''Kleio''', is the [[muse]] of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Mnemosyne]]. She had one son, [[Hyacinth (mythology)|Hyacinth]], with one of several kings, in various myths - with [[Pierus]], King of [[Macedon]], or with king [[Oebalus]] of [[Sparta]], or with king [[Amyclas]],<ref>[[Pseudo-Apollodorus]] 3. 10.3; [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] 3. 1.3, 19.4</ref> progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta. Some sources say she was also the mother of [[Hymenaios]].
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Clio''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|l|aɪ|.|oʊ}}; {{lang-el|Κλειώ}}) or '''Kleio''', is the [[muse]] of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Mnemosyne]]. She had one son, [[Hyacinth (mythology)|Hyacinth]], with one of several kings, in various myths - with [[Pierus]], King of [[Macedon]], or with king [[Oebalus]] of [[Sparta]], or with king [[Amyclas]],<ref>[[Pseudo-Apollodorus]] 3. 10.3; [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] 3. 1.3, 19.4</ref> progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta. Some sources say she was also the mother of [[Hymenaios]].

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Clio by Pierre Mignard

In Greek mythology, Clio (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkl./; Template:Lang-el) or Kleio, is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She had one son, Hyacinth, with one of several kings, in various myths - with Pierus, King of Macedon, or with king Oebalus of Sparta, or with king Amyclas,[1] progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta. Some sources say she was also the mother of Hymenaios.

She is often represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets and is also known as the Proclaimer. The name is from the root κλέω/κλείω,("recount" or "make famous").[2]

'Clio' represents history in some coined words: cliometrics, cliodynamics.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus 3. 10.3; Pausanias 3. 1.3, 19.4
  2. ^ D. S. Levene, Damien P. Nelis (2002). Clio and the Poets: Augustan Poetry and the Traditions of Ancient Historiography. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-11782-2.