Calliope
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".
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Calliope is the ancient Greek goddess of eloquence and epic poetry, known for her beautiful and inspiring voice. According to classical writers like Hesiod and Ovid, she was considered the most important of all the Muses who inspired artists and poets.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Calliope
- Deity.image
- Fresco of the muse Calliope, from the Villa Moregine.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Fresco of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, from the Villa Moregine, western triclinium A
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of Epic Poetry
- Deity.symbols
- Lyre
- Deity.member_of
- the Muses
- Deity.abode
- Mount Olympus
- Deity.parents
- Zeus and Mnemosyne
- Deity.siblings
- Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Urania, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, Melpomene and several paternal half-siblings
- Deity.consort
- Apollo, Oeagrus, Zeus
- Deity.children
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In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".
==Mythology== Calliope had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus, by either Apollo or King Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus in Pimpleia, a town near Mount Olympus. She is said to have defeated the daughters of Pierus, king of Thessaly, in a singing match, and then, to punish their presumption, turned them into magpies.