The Muses

The nine muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

the muses are:


 * Melpomene (tragedy) (Mel-pom-an-E)
 * Calliope (epic poetry) (Kah-Lie-O-P) (Orpheus’ mom)
 * Clio (history) (K-Lee-O) (Hyacinthus’ mom)
 * Thalia (comedy) (Th-Al-Yeah)
 * Euterpe (lyric poetry and flutes) (U-ter-P)
 * Terpsichore (dance)(Turp-sick-er-E)
 * Erato (love poetry) (Air-it-O)
 * Polyhymnia (sacred poetry) (Polly-him-nee-Ah)
 * Urania (astronomy) (Our-an-E-uh)

They are led by their brother, Apollo.