MUSES 1 By Brandy Fuentes 3 rd Period

MUSES 1 By : Brandy Fuentes 3 rd Period March 13, 2012

WHO ARE THE MUSES? Muses are 9 girls who were born in Olympus ¢ They Are the goddess of creativity ¢ Daughters of Zeus the god of the gods and Mnemosyne the goddess of memory ¢ Names of the Muses are. . . Cilo Terpsichore Thalia Urania Erato Melpomene Euterpe Polyhymnia Calliope ¢ 2

DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSES The Muses always wore party clothes because they were always dancing and singing v Colorful clothing v The Muses have brown hair v 3

THE MUSE’S HOMETOWN The home town of the Muse is Olympus ¢ All of the gods and goddesses live in Olympus ¢ The Muses have always lived in Olympus ¢ It is the highest mountain in Greece ¢ 4

MUSES’ POWERS The Muses’ inspired creation of art ¢ Clio (history) ¢ Thalia (comedy) ¢ Erato (love poetry) ¢ Euterpe (music) ¢ Polyhymnia (hymns) ¢ Calliope(epic poetry) ¢ Terpsichore(dance) ¢ Urania(astronomy) ¢ ¢ Melpomene (tragedy) 5

DEFINITION NAMES Calliope ¢ Clio ¢ Erato ¢ Euterpe ¢ Melpomene ¢ Polyhymnia ¢ Terpsichore ¢ Thalia ¢ Urania ¢ THE MEANING The faired voice ¢ The proclaimed ¢ The lovely ¢ The giver of pleasure ¢ The strong stress ¢ She of many hymns ¢ The whirled ¢ The flourishing ¢ The heavenly ¢ 6

THE WORD MUSES The word Muses means inspiration ¢ The word museum is originated from the word Muses ¢ The Muses were sometimes called “ The Gifted One ” ¢ 7

SCULPTURES OF THE MUSES ¢ The sculpture on the right is called Melpomene ¢ It is a sculpture of Melopeme holding a tragic mask ¢ The sculpture is in Paris, France ¢ The one in the top right corner is called “The Muse Terpsichore” ¢ This sculpture is in Russia ¢ The sculpture on the left is called ” The Muse Ployhymnia” ¢ This sculpture is located in Rome 8

PEOPLE WHO WERE INSPIRED BY THE MUSES Shakespeare: known for writing the play Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and more ¢ Lord Byron: an English poet and writer ¢ Stephanie Meyer: writer known for writing the twilight series ¢ 9

EXTRA INFO The youngest Muses is Urania and the oldest Muses is Calliope ¢ The most famous sculpture today of the Muses is in Greece ¢ The Muses and Apollo were really good friend ¢ Thalia (comedy) was always holding a comic mask and Melopeme always held a tragic mask ¢ 10

POP QUIZ How many Muses are their? A: There are 9 Muses What does the word Muses mean? A: Inspiration Where do the muses live? A: Olympus Who is the Muses father ? A: Zeus The muses are goddess of what? A: creativity 11

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