Monday, January 30, 2012

The Muses

Clio
Calliope
Urania
Terpsichore
Erato
Thalia
Euterpe
Melpomene
Polyhymnia
Mother is Megan,
    also Mnemosyne.

I memorized these rote method so have yet to create any memory palace for them.
Here are a few cool paintings I found which really helped me to memorize them quickly and easily.




Urania and Calliope (holding Odyssey), Simon Vouet, c.1634


Melpomene, Erato, and Polyhymnia, Eustache Le Sueur, 1652-1655  
Terpsichore, Eustache Le Sueur, 1652-1655
Clio, Euterpe, and Thalia, Eustache Le Sueur, 1652-1655
Calliope, Eustache Le Sueur, 1652-1655
Urania, Eustache Le Sueur, 1652-1655
Mnemosyne, Gabriel Dante Rosetti, 1875-1881

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