The mythology of Greece and Rome : with special references to its use in art (1900)
Seemann, Otto, 1825-1901, Bianchi, G. H. (George Henry) · New York : American Book · leaf 97
otia, or to Mount Par-nassus, at the foot of which the Castalian fountain, whichwas sacred to them, had its source. Originally the Museswere only goddesses of song, though they are sometimesrepresented with instruments on vases. In early times,too, they only appear as a chorus or company, but at… … Fig. 25.—Polyhymnia. Berlin Museum. THE GODS OF OLYMPUS. 96 According to the art-distribution made probably at the time of theAlexandrine school, Calliope represents epic poetry and science gen-erally, her attributes being a roll of parchment and a pen. Clio isthe muse of history, and is likewise…
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