"For there was a shrine of the Mousai (Muses) here where the spring wells up, and that is why they used this water for libation and lustrations, as Simonides says : ‘where the holy water of the lovely-haired Moisai (Muses) is drawn from below for lustration. Greek Lyric III) (Greek lyric C6th to 5th B.C.) : Simonides, Fragment 577 (from Plutarch) (trans. In your honour then, if high-throned Kleio (Clio) wills, for your proud spirit of conquest." Strike, O daughter of the lord of cloud-capped heaven,chords to his honour mine to wed them with the youthful voices and with the lyre. "Of song grant, of my skill, full measure. Kleio (Clio), and Erato who charms the sight, with thee, Euterpe, ministering delight : Thalia flourishing, Polymnia famed, Melpomene from skill in music named : Terpsikhore (Terpsichore), Ourania (Urania) heavenly bright."ĬLIO GODDESS OF POETRY Virgil and the Muses Clio and Melpomene, Greco-Roman mosaic A.D., Bardo National Museum As a result of their union she bore him a son Hyakinthos (Hyacinthus)." "Aphrodite, furious with Kleio (Clio) (who had chided her for loving Adonis), caused her to fall in love with Magnes' son Pieros (Pierus). "Mnemosyne the Mousai (Muses), the eldest of whom was Kalliope (Calliope), followed by Kleio (Clio), Melpomene, Euterpe, Erato, Terpsikhore (Terpsichore), Ourania (Urania), Thaleia (Thalia), and Polymnia." Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Moreover Kleio (Clio) the Mousa (Muse) fell in love with a man, according to Likymnios (Licymnius), and some think Hymenaios (Hymenaeus) was her son." Licymnius, Fragment 768A (from Philodemus, On Piety) (trans. "The Mousai (Muses) sang who dwell on Olympos, nine daughters begotten by great Zeus, Kleio (Clio) and Euterpe, Thaleia (Thalia), Melpomene and Terpsikhore (Terpsichore), and Erato and Polymnia (Polyhymnia) and Ourania (Urania) and Kalliope (Calliope)." Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : HYAKINTHOS (by Pieros) (Apollodorus 1.16)ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES PARENTAGE & CHILDREN OF CLIO ZEUS & MNEMOSYNE (Hesiod Theogony 75, Apollodorus 1.13, Diodorus Siculus 4.7.1, Orphic Hymn 76) OFFSPRING Her name was derived from the Greek verb kleô, "to make famous" or "celebrate." In this guise she was represented holding an open scroll or seated beside a chest of books. In the Classical era, when the Mousai were assigned specific literary and artistic spheres, Kleio was named Muse of history. KLEIO (Clio) was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), the goddesses of music, song and dance. When learning about the different creatures and stories in Greek mythology, it is important to understand that everyone may tell it differently.Make Famous ( kleô) Muse Clio, Greco-Roman marble statue C2nd A.D., State Hermitage Museum Some accounts have her being the mother of Hymenaios, others say that she was the mother of Linus. There is also some debate as to who her children were. Some accounts have Clio married to King Pierus, and other accounts have her married to King Oebalus, the King of Sparta. There is actually some debate about who her husband was. The story of Aphrodite’s punishment of Clio isn’t the only one that is told about her. There is some debate over who resulted in the union but some accounts say that Hyancanthus, a beautiful youth, may have been their son. This didn’t please Aphrodite so as punishment, she cursed Clio to fall in love with Pierus, who at the time was the King of Macedonia. Clio somehow believed that Aphrodite’s crush was unreasonable, so she made the mistake of telling the goddess. Accounts of the story of how Aphrodite came to love him say that she was pierced by Eros’s arrow and fell immediately in love with him. One of the famous stories associated with Clio is that she once reprimanded Aphrodite for her love of the young mortal, Adonis. Some have the muses living at Mount Parnassos, while other say Mount Helicon or even near Mount Olympus. All nine of the muses lived together in one place, but the location changes depending on who’s account it is. He slept with Mnemosyne for nine days in a row and the end result is that she became pregnant with all nine of the muses at once. Zeus and Mnemosyne, a Titan, and an affair and the end result is that Mnemosyne gave birth to all nine of the muses. Zeus is well known for having many children, mothered by people other than his wife, Hera. Each of the nine muses is a daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the Titaness, Mnemosyne.
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