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ID: 901001563
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001563
Record Type: Character/Person

Calliope (Greek muse)

Note: In Greek mythology, according to Hesiod’s Theogony, foremost of the nine Muses; she was later called the patron of epic poetry. At the behest of Zeus, the king of the gods, she judged the dispute between the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis.

Names:
Calliope (Greek muse) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Kalliope (Greek muse) (English,U,N)
Καλλιόπη (Greek muse) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Calliope (Greek muse) (I)
Related Iconography:
member of .... Muses
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Muses (Greco-Roman deities)) [901001559]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... muse (deity)
.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... epic poetry
.....(poetry, poetry and poems, genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Calliope (Greek muse)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Kalliope (Greek muse)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Καλλιόπη (Greek muse)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Calliope," accesse 11 July 2017
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337184

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