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Euterpe



         


Muse Euterpe ("rejoicing well" or "delight"), in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Called the "Giver of Pleasure", she was the muse of music. In late Classical times she was named muse of lyric poetry and depicted holding a flute. A few say she invented the aulos or double-flute, though most mythographers credir Marsyas with its invention. The river Strymon impregnated Euterpe; her son Rhesus was killed by Diomedes at Troy.

Her name is from Greek eu (well) and τέρπ-εω (to please)


The Nine Muses / Greek Mythology

Calliope | Clio | Erato | Euterpe | Melpomene | Polyhymnia | Terpsichore | Thalia | Urania





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