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The Muses

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THE MUSES

PRESENTATION BY: CHLOE DICHOSO
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THE MUSES ARE...

  • Nine Greek sister goddesses; winged goddesses
  • Daughters of Zeus and Mynemosyne
  • Often led by Apollo for performances and outings
  • Roman name: Camenae
  • Three original Muses (song, memory, practice)
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WHO ARE THE NINE MUSES?

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ARTS AND SCIENCES

The Muses Inspire the...
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HEROIC AND EPIC POETRY

Calliope...
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LYRIC & LOVE POETRY

Erato
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SACRED SONG & PANTOMINE

Polyhymnia
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TRAGEDY

Melpomene
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COMEDY

Thalia
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Euterpe
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DANCE

Terpischore
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HISTORY

Clio
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ASTRONOMY

Urania
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WHERE DO THE MUSES LIVE?

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THE MUSES LIVED...

  • On two mountain peeks
  • Mountains: Olympus & Helicon
  • Parnassus is another sacred place
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THE MUSES

And their Purpose
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THEIR MAIN PURPOSE

  • Were said to have been answerable for poetic works
  • The inspiration for artists, "memory", speaks truth
  • Hellenistic Age and the Greco-Roman world
  • Punishments, offerings
  • Women who expressed creativity- "tenth muse"
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THE MUSES

Featured In Greek & Other Cultures
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FEATURED IN...

  • Homer's opening lines
  • Shakespeare's opening lines of various sonnets
  • Called by writers, Virgil and Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Painted by Raphael, Gustavo Moreau, Johannesburg Vermeer
  • Various movies and musicals
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THE MUSES

In the Everyday Language
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THE MUSES DEFINED

  • MUSEUM: Place of the Muses
  • MUSIC: Art of the Muses
  • MUSE (v.): To meditate on
  • Reminder and Memory
  • Everyone obtains cultural knowledge
Works Cited

"Muses." UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 722-725. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
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WORKS CITED

  • Bryant, Megan E. "The Muses." She's All That!: A Look-it-up Guide to the Goddesses of Mythology. New York: Franklin Watts/Scholastic, 2010. 10-128. Print.
  • Carlier, Jeannie, and Silvia Milanezi. "Muses." Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. 2nd ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 6242-6243. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.
  • "Muses." UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 722-725. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
  • "Muses." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
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PICTURES

  • Mantegna, Andrea. Parnassus. C.1496-1497. The Louvre, Paris, France. Louvre. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. .
  • Raphael. The Parnassus. 1509-1510. Stanza Della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, The Vatican. Web Gallery of Art. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. .
Mantegna, Andrea. Parnassus. C.1496-1497. The Louvre, Paris, France. Louvre. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. .


Raphael. The Parnassus. 1509-1510. Stanza Della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, The Vatican. Web Gallery of Art. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. .

Chloe Dichoso

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