Erato was one of the Nine Muses of Olympus. She was assigned to the artistic sphere of imitation and love-poetry. She was represented holding a lyre.
Erato with the lyre
| Muses | |
|---|---|
| Mousai Titanides | Aiode • Melete • Thelxinoe • Arkhe • Mnemosyne |
| Mousai Olympides | Calliope • Clio • Erato • Euterpe • Melpomene • Terpsichore • Urania • Polyhymnia • Thalia |
| Mousai Apollonides | Cephiso • Borysthenis • Hypate • Nete • Mese |