неделя, 10 юли 2011 г.

Angels-MUSES

According to Greek mythology, the nine Muses, personifications of
artistic and literary inspiration, had wings and, although not explicitly
angels or messengers of the gods, conveyed inspiration (a seemingly
divine quality) to mortals. The daughters of the Titan Mnemosyne
(Memory) and Zeus, only three Muses are recorded in the earliest
tales: Mneme (also Memory), Melete (Practice), and Aoede (Song).
Elsewhere they bear the names of the first lyre’s first three strings:
Nete (Bottom), Mese (Middle), and Hypates (Top).
The mythographer Hesiod named nine Muses, and various later
authors assigned them to diverse arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio
(history), Euterpe (flute playing), Terpsichore (lyric poetry or dance),
Erato (lyric poetry or song), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy),
Polyhmnia (mime), and Urania (astronomy). The Muses were said to
be led by Apollo, who danced with them at Olympian festivals. The
few myths in which the Muses figure usually involve mortals who
boast that they are more skilled at the arts than the Muses. The Muses
ultimately defeat the braggart, and punish the offending mortal.

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