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Roman, 2nd century AD In ancient mythology, Thalia was one of the nine Muses. Thalia (Ancient Greek: "the joyous, the flourishing") was the Muse who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry. In this context her name means "flourishing", because the praises in her songs flourish through time. She was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the eighth-born of the nine muses

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In ancient Greek mythology, nine muses or goddesses were believed to inspire artists, musicians, writers and poets. It was common in ancient schools to have a shrine to the Muses called mouseion, the source of the modern word 'museum.' We review these mythical goddesses as applied to home education. We hope you are a "mused." We begin with Calliope, Muse of Eloquence and heroic Poetry. Her name means fine voice and she is depicted with stylus and tablets. (Simon Vouet, French, 1590…

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Issued by William S. Kimball & Company | Klotho, One of the Three Destinies, Birth, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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