Thalia (Muse)
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In Greek mythology, Thalia, also spelled Thaleia, was one of the Muses, the goddess who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry. In this context her name means "flourishing", because the praises in he
Roman statue of Thalia from Hadrian's villa, now at the Prado Museum (Madrid)
Thalia on an antique fresco from Pompeii
Comedy and tragedy masks
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The comedy and tragedy masks, also known as the drama masks, are a pair of masks, one crying and one laughing, that have widely come to represent the performing arts. Originating in the theatre of anc
Thalia (Muse)
…the praises in her songs flourish through time. Thalia was portrayed as a young woman with a joyous air, crowned with ivy, wearing boots and holding a comic mask in her hand. Many of her statues also hold a bugle and a trumpet, or occasionally a shepherd's staff or a wreath of ivy. Thalia was the daughter of…
A typical representation of the comedy and tragedy masks