Mnemosyne
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1881)
The following link is to an amusing article written in The Wall Street Journal about the Muses.
Where Have All the Muses Gone?
Here’s a list of the ones we discussed in class:
- Kalliope (Epic Poetry)
- Kleio (History)
- Erato (Love Poetry)
- Euterpe (Music)
- Melpomene (Tragedy)
- Polymnia (Hymns)
- Terpsichore (Dance)
- Thaleia (Comedy)
- Ourania (Astronomy)