Erato

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Erato is the Greek Muse traditionally associated with lyric and especially love poetry.

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Label Occurrences
Erato canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Muse
associatedConcept amatory verse
poetic inspiration
romantic love
associatedWith erotic poetry
marriage songs
category Greek goddesses
the Muses
surface form: Muses
child Apheidas
Azan
Elatus
consort Arcas
culture Ancient Greek
domain desire
love
marriage
etymology name derived from Greek "eros" meaning love or desire
gender female
hasRomanEquivalent not clearly distinguished from general Roman Muses
iconography often crowned with roses and myrtle
often depicted holding a lyre
influenced later representations of poetic inspiration
languageOfName Ancient Greek
memberOf the Muses
surface form: The Nine Muses
mentionedIn Argonautica
surface form: Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica

Hesiod's Theogony
parent Mnemosyne
Zeus
role Muse of love poetry
Muse of lyric poetry
sibling Calliope
Clio
Euterpe
Melpomene
Polyhymnia
Terpsichore
Thalia
Urania
symbol cithara
dove
erotic arrows
kithara
lyre
wreath of myrtle and roses
worshippedAt Mount Helicon
Pieria

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Muses member Erato
works of Herodotus book6Title Erato
subject surface form: Histories
Nine Muses member Erato
Polyhymnia sibling Erato
Mnemosyne motherOf Erato
Mousai collectiveNameFor Erato
Calliope sibling Erato
Thalia sibling Erato
Urania sibling Erato
Melpomene sibling Erato
Terpsichore sibling Erato
Clio sibling Erato
Euterpe sibling Erato