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Article: Muses
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- Myths and Legends of the World
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Muses
In Greek mythology, the Muses were sister goddesses of music, poetry, and other artistic and intellectual pursuits. Poets and other artists often called on them for inspiration. Zeus, the king of the gods, was the father of the Muses. Their mother was Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. In his role as god of music, poetry, and dance, Apollo* was sometimes said to be their leader. The Muses also
figured in Roman mythology, although the Romans sometimes referred to them as the Camenae.
The Muses lived on two sacred Greek mountain peaks, Olympus* and Helicon. Originally they were three
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Melete (Practice), Mneme (Memory), and Aoede (Song)
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but the Greek poet Hesiod named nine ...
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