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Calliope, the fair voiced
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CALLIOPE – (CALLIOPEIA)
(the Fair Voiced)
‘SHE OF THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE’
The Muse of Heroic and Epic Poetry, Literature, and Eloquence in Writing and Speech.
She attends the birth of kingly nobles and gives (or withholds) the gift of the Muses as the immortals deem fit.
Considered to be head of the Muses, associated with the full moon. She is
known for heroic poetry and literature, as well as eloquence in writing and
speech.
Calliope (Calliopeia), the "Fair Voiced" and the eldest Muse, is the muse of epic poetry and is seen holding a writing tablet in hand, sometimes seen with a roll of paper or a book, and crowned in gold. Calliope is known for taking a fancy to Achilles and taught him how to cheer his friends by singing at banquets. She also was called by Zeus to mediate the quarrel between Aphrodite and Persephone over possession of Adonis. She settled the dispute by giving them equal time, providing Adonis some sorely needed free time to himself. By Apollo, she bore Linus, who was slain by Hercules, and Orpheus.
'But when, Calliope, thy loud harp rang--
In Epic grandeur rose the lofty strain;
The clash of arms, the trumpet's awful clang
Mixed with the roar of conflict on the plain;
The ardent warrior bade his coursers wheel,
Trampling in dust the feeble and the brave,
Destruction flashed upon his glittering steel,
While round his brow encrimsoned laurels waved,
And o'er him shrilly shrieked the demon of the grave.'
from 'An Ode To Music', by James G. Percival
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
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