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The Muses, identified with the Camenae, were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne born in Pieria (hence called Pierides) at the foot of Mt. Olympus. From Pieria they were introduced into Boeotia, and Mt. Helicon and Mt. Parnassus were regarded as their chief haunts, and they were associated with such springs as Aganippe, Castalia, and Hippocrenne. They were the goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences.Originally they were three in number, the so-called older Muses, bearing the names of Melete (Meditation), Mneme (Memory) and Aoide (Song).Later their number grew to nine, and their names were: Clio (History and Writing), Euterpe (Music and Bringer of Light), Thalia (Comedy and Celebration), Melpomene (Tragedy and Awakening), Terpsichore (Dance and Movement), Eratro (Eros and Erotic Poetry), Polyhymnia (Sacred Hymns and Oration), Calliope (Epic Poetry and Speech), and Urania (Astronomy and Science).The Greek poet Hesiod, in his Theogony, describes the Muses as "all one mind" and describes how their nine voices tend to unite into one creative and destructive song...
