Nine Museses.pptVIP

Nine Muses 苏星敏 英语102 2010013119 \ contents The?Muses?(Ancient Greek:?Μο?σαι,?mo?saiperhaps from the?o-grade?of the?Proto-Indo-European root *men-?think) in?Greek mythology,?poetry, and?literature, are the goddesses of the inspiration of?literature,?science?and?the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths. In?Greek mythology,?Erato? ?/??r?to?/?(Ancient Greek:??ρατ?) is one of the Greek?Muses. The name would mean desired or lovely, if derived from the same root as?Eros, as?Apollonius of Rhodes?playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his?Argonautica. Erato is the?Muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry. In the?Orphic hymn?to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the?Renaissance?she is often shown with a wreath of?myrtle?and?roses, holding a?lyre, or a small?kithara, a musical instrument that?Apollo?or she herself invented[citation needed]. In?Simon Vouets representations (illustration), two turtle-doves are eating seeds at her feet. Other representations may show her holding a golden arrow, reminding one of the eros, the feeling that she inspires in everybody, and at times she is accompanied by the god?Eros, holding a torch. Melpomene?( ?/m?l?p?m?ni?/;?Greek:?Μελπομ?νη; to sing or the one that is melodious), initially the?Muse?of Singing, she then became the?Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melp? or melpomai meaning to celebrate with dance and song. She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing thecothurnus, boots traditionally worn by tragic actors. Often, she also holds a knife or club in one hand and the tragic mask in the other. On her head she is shown wearing a crown of?cypress. Melpomene is the daughter of?Zeus?and?Mnemosyne. Her sisters include?Calliope?(muse of epic poetry),?Clio?(muse of history),Euterpe?(muse of lyr