Disruption the Nine Muses of Greek Mythology

1. THE NINE
MUSES
NAME : CHERRY GUPTA
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2. BIRTH AND UPBRINGING
The nine muses were the children of Zeus, the Lord of the heavens
and Mnemosyne, the Titaness of memory.
Their mother gave them to God Apollo, who brought them to
Mount Elikonas, where the old temple of Zeus resided.
Taught by Apollo himself, ever since the muses indulged
themselves in creation of the arts and inspiring artists.

3. INSIGHT
TO THE
PORTRAIL
OF THE
NINE MUSES

4. CALLIOPE
Calliope is the chief of all muses, being
the muse of heroic epic poetry/plays and
rhetoric art. Kings and princes asked for
her company for delivering justice.
Homer invokes her to inspire him into
writing Iliad and Odyssey. In some
stories, she is also depicted as the
mother of sirens.
She is pictured as holding scrolls of
poetry and wearing golden laurels.

5. Clio
Clio was the muse of history, who
inspires not only accounting of the
events but also retelling. She is also
said to have discovered the
instrument Lyre. She is often
represented with a clarion and a
book.
Euterpe
Euterpe was the muse of instruments,
dialects and courses. She was also
described as the “delight giver”, by
ancient poets. She is portrayed as
being surrounded by the instruments.

6. THALIA MELPOMENE
Thalia was the muse of comedy, she is
often depicted as holding the
theatrical mask. She has also been
know to have discovered geometry,
architectural science and agriculture
Opposite to Thalia, Melpomene was
the muse of tragedy, Melos and
rhetoric speech. She portrayed with
a tragic mask and wearing the
cothurnus, the symbol of tragic
actors.

7. TERPSICHORE ERATO
Terpsichore was the muse of lyric poetry
and dancing. She is said to have
discovered the instrument harp and is
depicted as wearing laurels on head and
dancing.
Erato was the muse of love poetry and
hymns, her name is derived from Eros,
the god of passionate love. She is
portrayed as holding heart shaped
arrows, bow or a lyre.

8. POLYHYMNIA OURANIA
Polyhymnia was the muse of sacred
poetry, hymn, dance and geometry. She
is often depicted as pensive, wearing a
long clock and looking up in the sky.
Ourania was the muse of celestial
spheres, stars and astronomy, being able
to tell the future by the arrangement of
the stars. She is usually represented with
a globe and a staff.

9. CONCLUSION
Ancient artists often invoked the muses to inspire and guide them in creating art pieces,
because they were referred as the source of knowledge, poetry, lyrics and epics in Greek
mythology.
They were mentioned in many ancient works related to Greece like Homer’s Odyssey and
John Spenser’s companion poems L’Allegro and L’Penseroso.

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