Friday, March 04, 2005

The Muses

Greek Mythology
God

Name: The Muses
Domain: Goddesses of Music and Song

History:

The Muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. There were nine muses. Each Muse had a specialty. Clio was the Muse of history, Urania was the Muse of astronomy, Melpomene was the Muse of tragedy, Thalia was the Muse of comedy, Terpsichore was the Muse of dance, Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry, Erato was the Muse of love poetry, Polyhymnia was the Muse of songs to the gods and Euterpe was the Muse of lyric poetry. Their songs were known to bring joy to anybody who heard them.