Showing posts with label Mnemosyne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mnemosyne. Show all posts

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Urania.

Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía) was the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The globe was the symbol of this goddess.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne was Urania's mother.

Also, she had several siblings: Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, and etc.

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn), Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), and Amphimarus (Ἀμφίμαρος) were Urania's husbands.

Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos) and Hymen (Ὑμήν) (Humḗn) were their sons.






Sunday, January 11, 2026

Euterpe.

Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη) was the Muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. Double flute was her symbol.

Zeus was Euterpe's father and Titaness Mnemosyne was her mother.

Euterpe had several sisters: Calliope, Clio, Polyhymnia, Urania, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, and Melpomene.

Strymon (Στρυμών) and Apollo were her consorts. Rhesus (Ῥῆσος) (Rhêsos) and Orpheus were Euterpe's sons.





Sunday, December 14, 2025

Polyhymnia.

Polyhymnia (Πολυύμνια) was the Muse of poetry and dance in Greek mythology.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was her mother.

Calliope (Καλλιόπη) (Kalliópē), Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía), Clio (Κλειώ), Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη), Erato (Ἐρατώ), Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), Thalia (Θάλεια), and Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) were Polyhymnia's siblings.

Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς) and Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) (Triptólemos) were her sons.

There are different arts about Polyhymnia.





Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Erato.

Erato (Ἐρατώ) was one of the Muses (love poetry) in Greek myths and legends. Her parents were Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Also, Erato had her own symbols: lyre and kithara.

Malus (Μάλος) was her consort. They had a daughter Cleophema.



Thursday, February 20, 2025

Terpsichore.

Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη) was one of the Muses (Μοῦσαι) (Moûsai) (Μούσες) (Múses) in Greek myths and legends. She was a goddess of dance and chorus in Ancient Greece. Her name means "of relating to dance.

Zeus and Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) were Terpsichore's parents.

Lyre was her symbol.

Terpsichore had several siblings and consorts.

Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos), Biston (Βίστων), and Parthenope (Παρθενόπη) were her children.



Sunday, April 7, 2024

Melpomene.

Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) was the Muse (Moûsai) of tragedy in Greek mythology. Zeus (Zeús) was her father and Mnemosyne was her mother.

Tragic mask was Melpomene's symbol.

Other Muses (Múses) and children of Zeus were her siblings.

Achelous (Ἀχελώϊος) (Akhelôios) was Melpomene's consort. They had children called sirens (Σειρήν) (Seirḗn) (Σειρῆνες) (Seirênes).





Friday, September 23, 2022

Muses.

The Muses (μοῦσα) (μοῦσαι) were goddesses of inspiration in Greek mythology. They were inspired different types of arts, such as: literature, poetry, science, creativity, and etc. The Muses were the source of art and knowledge for creative people.

Their parents were Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne, or their mother was Harmonia (Ἁρμονία).

There were nine muses, they were responsible for different types of arts and sciences.



Sunday, September 11, 2022

Mnemosyne.

Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was the goddess of memory in Ancient Greece. She was a Titaness.

Uranus (Οὐρανός) and Gaia (Γαῖα) were Mnemosyne's parents. Also, she had several siblings. Among them were Titans, Cyclopes, and other creatures, gods, and goddesses.

Mnemosyne was Zeus's wife. They had nine children, Muses: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Erato (love poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy).

There are myths and legends about this goddess.

Artists and sculptors created paintings and sculptures about Mnemosyne, goddess of memory.