Who are the Nine Muses of Greek Mythology?

The nine muses of Greek mythology are the goddesses of song, dance, music, and poetry and were among the most important deities of the ancient Greek pantheon as the source of inspiration for poets. The most common and widespread belief was that the nine muses were the daughters of the Olympian god Zeus and the titan goddess of memory, Mnemosyne (which makes sense as the muses were also regarded as goddesses of knowledge who retained the knowledge of all that had come to pass). The nine muses are Kalliope, the chief muse and responsible for epic poetry and rhetoric (and also known as the mother of gifted lyre player Orpheus), Kleio the goddess of history, Erato the goddess of erotic poetry and singing, Ourania the goddess of astronomy, Thaleia the goddess of comedy, Melpomene the goddess of tragedy, Euterpe the goddess of lyric poetry, Polymnia the goddess of religious hymns to the gods, and Terpsichore the goddess of dance. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 0:57 Who are the Nine Muses? 6:11 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Muse https://www.worldhistory.org/muse/ Calliope https://www.worldhistory.org/Calliope/ Greek Mythology https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Mythology/ Hesiod on the Birth of the Gods https://www.worldhistory.org/article/150/hesiod-on-the-birth-of-the-gods/ — WATCH NEXT — The Greek Myth of Pandora's Jar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PQdAFjChNA Oracles of Ancient Greece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ktBrKvgk2I The Tragic Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Na5QH8BOo The Greek Goddess Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-B6KwxHcR0 — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://worldhistory.typehut.com/who-are-the-nine-muses-of-greek-mythology-images-and-attributions-11717 The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #greekmythology #ninemuses #greekmuses