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A ccording to myth, after the gods of Olympus defeated the Titans, they asked Zeus (king of the gods) to create a group of new divinities whose task would be to sing the praises of that great victory. After Zeus coupled with Mnemosyne ("memory") for nine consecutive nights, the muses were born at Pieria, at the foot of Mt.Olympus. Besides being divine singers, each of the nine muses had a different talent and was presented with a symbol.


Erato is the muse of love poetry and mimicry. She is seen with a lyre and sometimes wears a crown of roses.	Clio is the muse of history. She is often seen sitting with a scroll accompanied by a chest of books. She introduced the Phoenician alphabet to Greece.	Terpsichore is the muse of dance and song. She is often seen dancing with her lyre.	Polymnia is the muse of sacredand rhetoric poetry. She has also been called the muse of geometry, meditation and agriculture. Polymnia is also seen veiled.

Calliope is the muse of epic poetry. Her name means "sweet voice". She and god Apollo were the parents of Orpheus, the great musician.	Urania is the muse of astronomy. She is represented with a staff and a celestial globe. She can foretell the future by the position of the stars.	Euterpe is the muse of lyric poetry. She is represented with a flute. Her name comes from the Greek 'Euterpein' meaning "to please".	Melpomene is the muse of tragedy in spite her joyous singing. She is represented by a tragic mask and is sometimes seen with a garland, a club and a sword.

Thalia is the muse of comedy and of playful and idyllic poetry. She is represented by a comic mask and is also seen with a crown of ivy and a crook.

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