In Greek mythology, Clio, also spelled Kleio, Cleio, or Cleo, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre-playing.
Clio on an antique fresco from Pompeii
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved at the Ghent University Library.
Statue of Clio by Albert Wolff in Berlin
Clio, Muse of History by Johannes Moreelse
Urania was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy and astrology. In ancient art, her attributes include the globe and the pointer.
Urania on an antique fresco from Pompeii
Urania depicted with a celestial globe with stars above her head. Allegorical Portrait of Urania, Muse of Astronomy by Louis Tocqué.
Urania, a restored Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century BC, Hadrian's Villa.
A monumental conical pendulum clock by Eugène Farcot depicting the Greek goddess, 1862.