Folklore of the Day

[Mike Baker]

 Catelin the Patient (Amy Wilson) passed along the following
> THE MUSES
    <SNIP>
> Led by Thalia, who governed music in general, the classical Muses were
> Clio (history), Calliope (heroic poetry), Terpsichore (dance), Melpomene
> (tragedy), Erato (erotic poetry), Euterpe (flute accompaniments),
> Polyhymnia (sacred songs), and Urania, the Celestial Aphrodite of the 
plane
> of the fixed stars.
> (The above cited from the "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets")

According to at least one source, I had been led to believe that the naming 
of the individual Muses may have been a Roman imposition -- likewise, 
individual identifiers for the Graces, Fates, and (possibly) Furies. 
 Anybody else have knowledge on this point?

> Here's hoping *your* Muse will inspire you today --

And here I was, hoping to be blessed in some way by each of them in turn...

Kihe Blackeagle (the Dreamsinger Bard)  s.k.a. Amr ibn Majid al-Bakri 
al-Amra
     currently residing in Barony of the Steppes, Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mike C. Baker                      mbaker at rapp.com
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