Erato
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In Greek mythology, Erato is one of the Muses, associated with erotic lyric poetry. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully
Roman statue of Erato (2nd century AD), playing the kithara or lyre
Erato on an antique fresco from Pompeii
Erato by Simon Vouet
Muses
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric
Erato
…In Greek mythology, Erato (; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ) is one of the Muses, associated with erotic lyric poetry. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully…
Muse, perhaps Clio, reading a scroll (Attic red-figure lekythos, Boeotia, c. 430 BC)
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.
Gustave Moreau: Hesiod and the Muse (1891), Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, c. 1650, by Johann Christoph Storer. Held at National Gallery of Art