Article: Latin American composers and their muses.

According to Greek mythology, all creative activity was inspired but he gods. In the areas of literature and the arts and sciences, specific goddesses were designated as the appropriate source of inspiration for the artists. These goddesses were called Muses, a name derived from the Greek word mousa or music and eloquence. There were nine Muses: Calliope, the Muse of eloquence and epic and poetry; Clio, the Muse of history; Euterpe, the Muse of music and lyric poetry; Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy; Terpsichore, the Muse of dance; Erato, the Muse of sacred poetry; Urania, the Muse of astronomy; and Thalia, the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.

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