Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

Lafon wanted to name nine particular streets after the Greek goddesses of inspiration. Here are the names of the 9 Muses streets and what they mean: Urania, the Muse of astronomy; ...

Greek mythology is a treasure trove of timeless stories filled with powerful goddesses, captivating muses, and legendary heroines. Each of their names carries a piece of ancient history, embodying ...

Way back in 1885, Crescent City culture observer Lafcadio Hearn noticed that we don’t exactly pronounce the Muses properly. Hearn’s theory was that we were pronouncing Greek names in French.

Here are some of the best baby names from Greek mythology, for boys and girls ... Calliope was the Greek muse of epic poetry. Sounds perfect for the baby of a writer, right? 13.

What do you get when you cross an 80s roller disco with ancient Greek muses? South Lakes High School’s recent production of the disco-ball filled, 80s inspired “Xanadu,” of course.

In the beginning, there was just one, unnamed, muse. The blind bard Homer (a poet born around around 850BC) invoked her with the words “Sing, daughter of Zeus” in the first lines of his epic poem, the ...