Goddess in Focus: The Muses

Their father was Zeus, and their mother was Mnemosyne (“Memory”). They were 9:
-Calliope: Muse of heroic or epic poetry (often holding a writing tablet).
-Clio: Muse of history (often holding a scroll).
-Erato: Muse of lyric and love poetry (often playing a lyre).
-Euterpe: Muse of music or flutes (often playing flutes).
-Melpomene: Muse of tragedy (often holding a tragic mask).
-Polymnia: Muse of sacred poetry or of the mimic art (often shown with a pensive look).
-Terpsichore: Muse of dancing and choral song (often shown dancing and holding a lyre).
-Thalia: Muse of comedy (often holding a comic mask).
-Urania: Muse of astronomy (often holding a globe).