512 ff (trans.

x. "[The Bakkhantes (Bacchantes) slay Orpheus, son of the Muse Kalliope (Calliope) :] They slew him and dismembered his body . "[At the wedding of Cupid (Eros) and Psyche (Psykhe):] Vulcanus [Hephaistos (Hephaestus)] cooked the dinner, the Horae (Seasons) brightened the scene with roses and other flowers, the Gratiae (Graces) [Kharites] diffused balsam, and the Musae (Muses), also present, sand in harmony. Greek Elegiac) (Greek elegy C6th B.C.) (Anton. xvii. MC is orphan, he grew up in institution, when he's 5 y.o.

37 (Roman Christian rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. If we now inquire into the notions entertained about the nature and character of the Muses, we find that, in the Homeric poems, they are the goddesses of song and poetry, and live in Olympus. One entry per line. Greek Lyric III) (C6th to 5th B.C.) ix. Greek Lyric II) (C5th B.C.) I think these kind of "genius" narratives are incredibly compelling; there's absolutely a real-world premium on the idea of "genius." He can do anything with practice and he really loves music.

, Euterpe

: Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : Commonly used throughout history as a means to gain a deeper connection to a particular deity or as a sign of respect and devotion to the divine being. 17 (trans. "Let us pour libation to the Mousai (Muses), daughters of Mnamas (Mnemosyne, Memory), and the leader of the Mousai, Leto's son [Apollon]. Brutal Pyreneus haunts me; in truth I've not recovered yet.

(1982).

Greek Elegiac) (Greek elegy C6th B.C.) : "We are told by Mnaseas [Greek writer C3rd B.C.] The story advances through stages of his life as he develops his music and how he expresses it to the world. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) summarises evidence for the plot: "Eratosthenes, Catasterismoi, says of Orpheus that he paid no honour to Dionysos, but considered Helios (the Sun) to be the greatest of the gods and addressed him as Apollon; that, by making haste during the night, he reached at dawn the summit of Mt. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. The Kharites (Charites, Graces) were the goddesses of dance, glorification and adornment, three spheres closely associated with the Mousai.

"The soft rose. viii. 594 ff (trans.

"Zeus made love to Mnemosyne in Pieria and became father of the Mousai (Muses). Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : 690 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Apollon and the choir of Mousai (Muses) performed at the feasts of the gods, together with Artemis and the Kharites (Charites, Graces). (Od. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 9 (trans. By defy reason, I mean that their meteoric success doesn't make any sense in-universe.

i. . Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. in his History of Orkhomenos uses the verses of Hegesinos as evidence in support of his own views, and I too have done likewise, using the quotation of Kallipos himself .

ix. Sandys) (Greek lyric lC5th B.C.)

""The first to sacrifice on Helikon to the Mousai (Muses) and to call the mountain sacred to the Mousai were, they say, Ephialtes and Otos (Otus), who also founded Askra (Ascra). Sandys) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) state that they were daughters of Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and Ge (Gaea, Earth). : Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. Mozley) (Roman poetry C1st A.D.) : Pindar, Pythian Ode 3. When Apollo came there, they took the Musae (Muses) as judges. Pind. Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.)

: "The Mousai (Muses), the daughters of Mnamas (Mnemosyne, Memory). 29. While these two progressions are intertwined, I do think that it's important to distinguish them--it has deep impact on the way one can read the text. 16.) Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.

lay out the body of Akhilleus (Achilles), while Thetis, arriving with the Mousai (Muses) and her sisters, bewails her son. i. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) Then those Divine Ones round Akhilleus' corpse pealed forth with one voice from immortal lips a lamentation. . Fragm. : ", Terpander, Fragment 4 (trans. "Mnemosyne (Memory), the mother of the Mousai (Muses).

"And again, he [Zeus] loved Mnemosyne (Memory) with the beautiful hair: and of her the nine gold-crowned Mousai (Muses) were born who delight in feasts and the pleasures of song. It was taken up and buried by the people of Lesbos, and in return for this kindness, they have the reputation of being exceedingly skilled in the art of music. Zeus Olympios] and Mnemosyne, nine in number; the third set are the daughters of Pierus and Antiope, and are usually called by the poets Peirides or Peirian Maidens; they are the same in number and have the same names as the next preceding set. I pick this novel out of the blue because I'm bored with xianxia novel at the moment.

", Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. I'm waiting for more of the book, but from what I've read so far, i'd give it a 3.5/5. (Hom. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : Hesiod, Theogony 60 ff (trans. 17 (trans. A further feature in the character of the Muses is their prophetic power, which belongs to them, partly because they were regarded as inspiring nymphs, and partly because of their connection with the prophetic god of Delphi. . "Dorion [in Messenia] that bewails the Getic bard : here Thamyris made bold to surpass in song the skilled daughters of Aonia [the Muses], but doomed to a life of silence fell on the instant mute with voice and harp alike--who may despise deities met face to face?-- for that he knew not what it was to strive with Phoebus [Apollon], nor how the hanging Satyrus [Marsyas] brought Celaenae fame. . Status in Country of Origin. . iii. : Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. . [she sings the tale of the abduction of Persephone.] I personally like much more fast paced novel such as the ones mentioned above but I have to admit that because this LN is much more grounded in reality with slow and well developed story with solid foundations, the reader will be able to relate and vest more, The book is pretty good, the main character is a child from an orphanage who is gifted with a talent in music, being able to hear the beats and compose music based on what he hears. and at last sends starry night down from Olympus. Erato, the Muse of erotic poetry and mimic imitation, sometimes, also, has the lyre; 7. 18. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) Quaest. "In the genealogy given by Mimnermos, the Mousai (Muses) are daughters of Ge (Gaea, the Earth). "[Constellation] Archer . 59; Plin. :

For now we wish to touch briefly on the points where you are shown, from the difference of your opinions, to make different statements about the same thing. Pangaios (Pangaeum), and waited there that he might see the rising of the sun; and that Dionysos, in his wrath, sent against him the Bassarides (as Aeschylus tells the story), who tore him to pieces and scattered his members, which were collected and buried by the Mousai (Muses) in Leibethra." Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) (Paus. Some say that he is Crotus, son of Eupheme, nurse of the Musae (Muses). I got myself a treasure. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) 16 (trans. ad Virg.

Nem. Lib. Od. "They call Apollon Mousegetes (Musagetes, Leader of the Mousai). p.

604 ff (trans. 7. 58 ff (trans. Manila: National Museum. ", Homeric Hymn 3 to Pythian Apollo 186 ff (trans. :

21.)

", Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 1. The Mousai (Muses) were frequently depicted in Athenian vase paintings of the C5th B.C. Thus even the immortals ruled that to a brave man, though he be no more, the songs of goddesses by given. .