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Read the first hundred or so verses of Hesiod’s “Theogony,” where the poet eloquently invokes the Heliconian Muses. In the first four sections of the first book’s third chapter of Apollodorus’ “Library,” there’s an excellent summary of the most important myths related to the Muses and their offspring.
In Greek mythology, two springs sacred to the Muses were located here: the Aganippe and the Hippocrene, both of which bear "horse" (ἵππος híppos) in their names. In a related myth, the Hippocrene spring was created when the winged horse Pegasus aimed his
Hesiod, Theogony, line 1. From the Heliconian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helicon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring and the altar of the almighty son of Cronos, [5] and, when they have washed their tender bodies in Permessus or in the Horse's Spring or Olmeius, make their fair, lovely dances ...
The Muses were the ancient Greek goddesses of music, poetry and inspiration. This page describes their divine aspects.
Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών), or Mount Helicon, is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece,[1] celebrated in Greek Mythology. On Helicon, there are two springs sacred to the Muses: the Aganippe and the Hippocrene, both of which bear "horse" (ἵππος hippos) in their names.
18 wrz 2024 · Muse, in Greco-Roman religion and mythology, any of a group of sister goddesses of obscure but ancient origin, the chief center of whose cult was Mount Helicon in Boeotia, Greece. They were born in Pieria, at the foot of Mount Olympus.
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 1-74. With the Heliconian Muses let us begin our song, with them who dwell on Helicon, high and sacred mountain. They dance soft-footed around the violet-colored spring. and around the altar of Cronus' mighty son.
