Greek mythology
Euterpe
Muse of music, breathing song through the double flute
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Siblings
- Terpsichore · Clio · Melpomene · Urania · Calliope · Polyhymnia · Erato · Thalia
- Group
- Muses
- Appears in
- Orpheus and Eurydice
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Euterpe is the Muse of music and lyric song, one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She plays the aulos, the double flute, and her name means the giver of delight. From her breath comes the melody that gladdens every gathering.
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Orpheus and Eurydice
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- Who is Euterpe?
- Euterpe is the Muse of music and lyric song, one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She plays the aulos, the double flute, and her name means the giver of delight. From her breath comes the melody that gladdens every gathering.
- Which mythology does Euterpe belong to?
- Euterpe belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Euterpe appear in?
- Euterpe appears in Orpheus and Eurydice, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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