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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.
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 upon highest Helicon and ...
Mount Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών; Greek: Ελικώνας) is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, [1] celebrated in Greek mythology. With an altitude of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), it is located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
The Muses were venerated especially in Boeotia, in the Valley of the Muses near Helicon, and in Delphi and the Parnassus, where Apollo became known as Mousēgetēs ('Muse-leader') after the sites were rededicated to his cult.
Ibyciis and the Muses of Helicon* Ibycus' ode for Polycrates (S151 pmgf) contains the earliest refer ence to the Heliconian Muses in extant poetry after Works and Days. In this article, I consider Ibycus' reasons for bringing He siod's Muses to the fore in a hymnos written for performance on the island of Samos. I put forward a new reading of ...
Two Greek mountains, Helikon and Parnassos, have become synonymous with inspi-ration and genius in Western tradition. Parnassos, like Delphi, was a famous precinct of Apollo, while Helikon was long associated with the Muses.
The Muses were the ancient Greek goddesses of music, poetry and inspiration. This page describes their divine aspects.
