The Nine Muses
The nine Muses are the daughters of Zeus. They have the power to inspire arts. Raised by the god Apollo and nymph Eurifme, each Muse created a instrument or inspires a particular art.
This paper will explain the origins of the Muses, The type of art each inspires, and each muse in detail. The nine muses were: Calliope, Clio, Thalia, Melopomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymna, and Urania. The muses inspire poetry, music, and science. The nine muses were the daughters of Zeus, the lightning god, and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. According to greekmythology.com Zeus slept with Mnemosyne for nine days resulting in the birth of the nine Muses. Mnemosyne gave the babies to Apollo and Eurifme. Apollo, the god of music, raised them in the way of arts. When they grew up they wanted to dedicate their work to the arts. So Apollo took them to Mount Elikonas, where the older Temple of Zeus used to be. The muses stay there while encouraging creation and arts. …show more content…
According to www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com two Muses invented theory.
Three Muses invented the sounds in a Lyre, a musical instrument. Four Muses invented the four known dialects in the language Attica, Ionian, Aeolian and Dorian. Five muses invented the five human senses. Seven muses invented the seven chords of the lyre, the celestial zones, planets and the seven sounds of the Greek
Alphabet.
Clio, the first Muse I will talk about, discovered history and guitar. According to greekmythology.com she is depicted holding a clarion and a book. “ KLEOS” used to be the old term for history. “KLEOS” was the greek word for heroic acts.
Clio was also called the proclaimer because she liked telling stories of the past. Clio is the second oldest muse and her symbols were scrolls or stone tablets.
Thalia is the protector of comedy and her symbol is a theatrical comedy mask. Thalia discovered comedy, geometry, architectural science, and agriculture. She also was the protector of Symposiums: conferences or meetings that discuss a particular subject. Thalia was a source of inspiration to poets, and dramatists.
Erato is the protector of lyrics and love poetry. A Lyric or Love poem would usually start with asking help from the Muse Erato. Her symbols were lyre, love arrows, and bows. Her name originates from the Greek word “Eros” that means the feeling of love.
This paper will explain the origins of the Muses, The type of art each inspires, and each muse in detail. The nine muses were: Calliope, Clio, Thalia, Melopomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymna, and Urania. The muses inspire poetry, music, and science. The nine muses were the daughters of Zeus, the lightning god, and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. According to greekmythology.com Zeus slept with Mnemosyne for nine days resulting in the birth of the nine Muses. Mnemosyne gave the babies to Apollo and Eurifme. Apollo, the god of music, raised them in the way of arts. When they grew up they wanted to dedicate their work to the arts. So Apollo took them to Mount Elikonas, where the older Temple of Zeus used to be. The muses stay there while encouraging creation and arts. …show more content…
According to www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com two Muses invented theory.
Three Muses invented the sounds in a Lyre, a musical instrument. Four Muses invented the four known dialects in the language Attica, Ionian, Aeolian and Dorian. Five muses invented the five human senses. Seven muses invented the seven chords of the lyre, the celestial zones, planets and the seven sounds of the Greek
Alphabet.
Clio, the first Muse I will talk about, discovered history and guitar. According to greekmythology.com she is depicted holding a clarion and a book. “ KLEOS” used to be the old term for history. “KLEOS” was the greek word for heroic acts.
Clio was also called the proclaimer because she liked telling stories of the past. Clio is the second oldest muse and her symbols were scrolls or stone tablets.
Thalia is the protector of comedy and her symbol is a theatrical comedy mask. Thalia discovered comedy, geometry, architectural science, and agriculture. She also was the protector of Symposiums: conferences or meetings that discuss a particular subject. Thalia was a source of inspiration to poets, and dramatists.
Erato is the protector of lyrics and love poetry. A Lyric or Love poem would usually start with asking help from the Muse Erato. Her symbols were lyre, love arrows, and bows. Her name originates from the Greek word “Eros” that means the feeling of love.