The Greek Muses
Provide the inspiration for the nine lines of SereFire Candles. Each line will have a specific style and theme, and intended use is inspiration for the art form you are participating in.
Calliope
The Muse Calliope was the superior Muse. She was accompanying kings and princes in order to impose justice and serenity. She was the protector of heroic poems and rhetoric art. According to the myth, Homer asks from Calliope to inspire him while writing Iliad and Odyssey, and, thus, Calliope is depicted holding laurels in one hand and the two Homeric poems in the other hand.
Artifact(s): Writing Tablet
Clio
The Muse Clio discovered history and guitar. History was named Clio in the ancient years, because it refers to “kleos” the Greek word for the heroic acts. Clio was always represented with a clarion in the right arm and a book in the left hand.
Artifact(s): Scrolls
Erato
The Muse Erato was the protector of Love and Love Poetry – as well as weddings. Her name comes from the Greek word “Eros” that refers to the feeling of falling in love. She was depicted holding a lyre and love arrows and bows.
Artifact(s): Cithara (Lyre)
Euterpe
The Muse Euterpe discovered several musical instruments, courses and dialectic. She was always depicted holding a flute, while many instruments were always around her.
Artifact(s): Flute
Melpomene
Opposite from Thalia, the Muse Melpomene was the protector of Tragedy; she invented tragedy, rhetoric speech, and Melos. She was depicted holding a tragedy mask and usually bearing a bat.
Artifact(s): Tragic Mask
Polyhymnia
The Muse Polyhymnia was the protector of the divine hymns and mimic art; she invented geometry and grammar. She was depicted looking up to the Sky, holding a lyre.
Artifact(s): Veil
Terpsichore
The Muse Terpsichore was the protector of dance; she invented dances, the harp and education. She was called Terpsichore because she was enjoying and having fun with dancing (“Terpo” in Greek refers to be amused). She was depicted wearing laurels on her head, holding a harp and dancing.
Artifact(s): Lyre
Thalia
The Muse Thalia was the protector of comedy; she discovered comedy, geometry, architectural science and agriculture. She was also the protector of Symposiums. She was always depicted holding a theatrical – comedy mask.
Artifact(s): Comic Mask
Urania
The Muse Urania was the protector of the celestial objects and stars; she invented astronomy. She was always depicted bearing stars, a celestial sphere, and a bow compass.