Nine Muses

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The Nine Muses are the goddesses of inspiration in Greek mythology, each presiding over a different art or science such as epic poetry, history, music, and dance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nine Muses canonical 2
nine Muses 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muse
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figures in Greek mythology
group of deities
associatedWith Mount Helicon
Mount Parnassus
attribute chief of the Muses
culture Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
describedAs goddesses of inspiration
domain arts
astrology
astronomy
choral song
comedy
dance
epic poetry
history
hymns
love poetry
lyric poetry
music
pastoral poetry
sacred poetry
sciences
tragedy
influenced concept of the muse in Western art
languageOfCult Ancient Greek
member Calliope
Clio
Erato
Euterpe
Melpomene
Polyhymnia
Terpsichore
Thalia
Urania
numberOfMembers 9
parent Mnemosyne
Zeus
religion Ancient Greek religion
symbolOf artistic inspiration
poetic inspiration
worshipPlace sanctuary at Delphi

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

Apollo associatedWith Nine Muses
Thalia memberOf Nine Muses
Hesiod and the Muses depictsGroup Nine Muses
this entity surface form: nine Muses