The Muses sat near the throne of Zeus, and sang of his honor as well as the honor of great heroes. We get words such as music, museum, and mosaic from “muse”.
Muse
Pronunciation
Meaning of Name
Goddess Of
Associated Symbol
Calliope
Cal*li"o*pe
The Fair Voiced
Epic Poetry
Writing Tablet
Clio
Cli"o
The Proclaimer
History
Scroll
Erato
Er"a*to
The Lovely
Love Poetry
Lyre
Euterpe
Eu*ter"pe
The Giver of Pleasure
Music
Flute
Melpomene
Mel*pom"e*ne
The Songstress
Tragedy
Tragic Mask
Polyhymnia
Pol`y*hym"ni*a
She of Many Hymns
Sacred Poetry
Pensive Look
Terpsichore
Terp*sich"o*re
The Whirler
Dancing
Dancing with Lyre
Thalia
Tha*li"a
The Flourishing
Comedy
Comic Mask
Urania
U*ra"ni*a
The Heavenly
Astronomy
Celestial Globe
Just some of the fabulous Glitter Shoes you can catch only at the Muses parade!
