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MUSESBy : Brandy Fuentes3rd PeriodMarch 13, 2012

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WHO ARE THE MUSES? Muses are 9 girls who were born in Olympus They Are the goddess of creativity Daughters of Zeus the god of the gods and

Mnemosyne the goddess of memory Names of the Muses are ..... Cilo Terpsichore Thalia Urania Erato Melpomene Euterpe Polyhymnia Calliope

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DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSES

The Muses always wore party clothes because they were always dancing and singing

Colorful clothing The Muses have

brown hair

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THE MUSE’S HOMETOWN The home town of the Muse is Olympus All of the gods and goddesses live in

Olympus The Muses have always lived in Olympus It is the highest mountain in Greece

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MUSES’ POWERS

The Muses’ inspired creation of art

Clio (history) Thalia (comedy) Erato (love poetry) Euterpe (music) Polyhymnia (hymns) Calliope(epic poetry) Terpsichore(dance) Urania(astronomy)

Melpomene (tragedy)

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DEFINITION

Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Melpomene Polyhymnia Terpsichore Thalia Urania

The faired voice The proclaimed The lovely The giver of

pleasure The strong stress She of many hymns The whirled The flourishing The heavenly

NAMES THE MEANING

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THE WORD MUSES

The word Muses means inspiration The word museum is originated from the

word Muses The Muses were sometimes called “ The

Gifted One ”

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SCULPTURES OF THE MUSES

The sculpture on the right is called Melpomene It is a sculpture of Melopeme holding a tragic mask The sculpture is in Paris, France The one in the in the top right corner is called “The Muse

Terpsichore” This sculpture is in Russia The sculpture on the left is called ” The Muse Ployhymnia” This sculpture is located in Rome

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PEOPLE WHO WERE INSPIRED BY THE MUSES Shakespeare: known for writing the play

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and more Lord Byron: an English poet and writer Stephanie Meyer: writer known for writing

the twilight series

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EXTRA INFO The youngest Muses is Urania and the oldest

Muses is Calliope The most famous sculpture today of the

Muses is in Greece The Muses and Apollo were really good friend Thalia (comedy) was always holding a comic

mask and Melopeme always held a tragic mask

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POP QUIZ

How many Muses are their? A: There are 9 Muses What does the word Muses mean? A: Inspiration Where do the muses live? A: Olympus Who is the Muses father ? A: Zeus

The muses are goddess of what? A: creativity

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SOURCES www.bukisa.com