Clio also spelled Kleio,is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre playing, Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne. Along with her sisters, she was considered to dwell either Mount Helicon or Mount Parnassos
Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she is often shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument that Apollo or she herself invented
Euterpe one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus. Called the "Giver of delight", was the muse of music.
Melpomene was initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now
In Greek mythology, Calliope was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne,
Polyhymnia the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. Polyhymnia is also sometimes credited as being the Muse of geometry and meditation.
Thalia was theMuse who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry. In this context her name means "flourishing", because the praises in her songs flourish through time.
Terpsichore "delight in dancing" was one of the nine Muses, ruling over ballet and the dramatic chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance".
Urania was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy
