The Muses

The Muses were Greek goddesses.

Abode
The Muses were goddesses of music, song, dance, inspiration, knowledge, science, and the arts.

King Pierus
King Pierus was the king of Macedon that had nine daughters that he named after the Muses because he thought that his daughters would develop skills like the Muses. When his daughters were older, he challenged the Muses and his nine daughters were turned into magpies for their arrogance.

Relationships

 * Parents: Zeus and Mnemosyne

Names

 * Calliope
 * Clio
 * Erato
 * Euterpe
 * Melpomene
 * Polyhymnia
 * Terpsichore
 * Thalia
 * Urania

Pausanias' Muses

 * Aoide
 * Melete
 * Mneme

Muses Worshipped in Delphi

 * Nete
 * Mese
 * Hypate

Later Muses

 * Cephisso
 * Apollonis
 * Borysthenis

Later Four Muses

 * Thelxinoe
 * Aoide
 * Arche
 * Melete