Melpomene is one of the Nine Muses of Olympus. She was assigned to the sphere of tragedy plays. She was usually depicted with a mask or sword. She is sometimes considered the mother of the Sirens, by the river god Acheilous.
Muses | |
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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 |