Muses, Graces, Fates, and Seasons

Original 3 muses, later 9 muses, 3 graces, 3 fates, 3 Seasons

Who are the original 3 muses?

Uranus and Gaia (some sources say Zeus and Mnemosyne)

Who are the original 3 muses and what are they the muses of?

*The steps make up how the ancient Greeks viewed the art of oral poetry

• Melete - practice, exercise, attention, or contemplation

• Mneme - memory

• Aoide -

Who are the 9 muses?

• Calliope

• Clio

• Erato

• Euterpe

• Melpomene

• Polyhymnia

• Terpsichore

• Thalia

• Urania

Who is the chief/leader of the 9 muses?

Calliope

Who are the parents of the 9 muses?

Zeus and Mnemosyne (memory)

Calliope

Epic poetry

Which muse is the mother of Orpheus?

Calliope

Clio

History

Erato

Love and erotic poetry

Euterpe

Music and lyric poetry

Melpomene

Tragedy

Polyhymnia

Sacred hymns and religious song

Terpsichore

Dance and choral song

Thalia

Comedy

Urania

Astronomy

Who are the 3 graces/charities?

• Aglaia

• Euphrosyne

• Thalia

Aglaia

The grace of splendor or beauty

Euphrosyne

The grace of joy, mirth, or delight

Thalia

The grace of good cheer or bloom

Who were the parents to the 3 graces?

Zeus and Eurynome (daughter of Oceanus)

What god/goddess is primarily associated with the muses using the title Musagetes, or leader of muses?

Apollo

Where were the muses born?

Piera

Who are the three fates?

• Clotho

• Lachesis

• Antropos

Clotho

Fate that spins the thread of life

Lachesis

Fate that determines the length of ones life

Antropos

The fate that cuts the thread of life and cannot be truned away

What were the 3 fates known as?

The Moirai

Who are the 3 sisters of time and seasons known as the Horae?

• Eunomia

• Dike

• Eirene

Eunomia

Horae of law and good governance

Dike

Horae of human justice and fair judgment

Eirene

Horae of peace and wealth