Muses in popular culture
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Representations or analogues of one or more of the nine Muses of Greek mythology have appeared in many different modern fictional works.
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The list of Muses comprises:
- Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry
- Clio, the Muse of history
- Erato, the Muse of love poetry
- Euterpe, the Muse of music
- Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy
- Polyhymnia, the Muse of hymns
- Terpsichore, the Muse of dance
- Thalia, the Muse of comedy
- Urania/Ourania, the Muse of astronomy