Mythology

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six different pictures of women dressed as princesses with tiaras and hair blowing in the wind

Les muses , sont les neuf filles de Zeus et Mnémosyne ( titanide , fille de Gaïa et d'Ouranos ) . Sources d'inspiration pour les humains , ce sont : Calliope pour l'éloquence , la poésie épique Clio "pour l'Histoire Erato pour la poésie lyrique et chorale Euterpe pour la musique Melpomène pour la tragédie Polymnie pour la rhétorique Terpsichore pour la danse , le chant choral Thalie pour la Comédie Uranie pour l'astronomie

a woman in black dress holding a wand and standing under a full moon filled sky

MYth character: Zeus by zeldacw on DeviantArt

MYth character: Zeus by zeldacw.deviantart.com on @DeviantArt

two people standing next to each other in front of a sky with clouds and lightning

Mith_Zeus_Hades & Poseidon_Zeldacw

an anime character sitting on top of a purple background with a dragon in the middle

MYth character: Hades by zeldacw.deviantart.com on @DeviantArt

a woman with long white hair and blue eyes is wearing a tiara in the snow

a woman in a green dress holding a gold mask

Melpomene

a painting of a woman in a purple dress holding a crystal ball and wearing a tiara

Two grannies and an axe

Urania, the muse of Astronomy, gets her name from her great grandfather, the god of heaven, Uranus (yes, it’s better the female name, right?). Majestic and graceful, Urania protects those concerned with philosophy and knowledge and guides their path towards heaven, both spiritually and intelectually. During the Renaissance she became the muse for Christian poets. Her eyes are always looking at the stars, and all that is above. She is usually represented holding a globe and a staff (I forgot ...

a drawing of a woman with white hair and gold jewelry on her head, sitting in front of a pink background

Polyhymnia

a painting of a woman in a red dress holding a golden harp with pink flowers on her head

Post by @twogranniesandanaxe · 1 image

Erato (Muse) by Arbetta