Melpomene

Melpomene in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*Melpo/menos), i. e. the singing (goddess), one of the nine Muses, became afterwards the Muse of Tragedy. (Hes. Theog. 77; comp. MUSAE.) - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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Melpomene in Wikipedia

Melpomene (Greek Μελπομένη, English: /mɛlˈpɒmɨniː/; "to sing" or "the one that is melodious") , initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning "to celebrate with dance and song." She is often represented with a tragic mask a...

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