ID: 901001559 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001559	Record Type: Character/Person

	Muses (Greco-Roman deities)

Note: In Greco-Roman religion and mythology, group of sister goddesses of obscure but ancient origin, the chief center of whose cult was Mount Helicon in Boeotia, Greece. Very little is known of their cult, but they had a festival every four years at Thespiae, near Helicon, and a contest in singing and playing. They were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.

Names:

	Muses (Greco-Roman deities) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Μοῦσαι (Ancient Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Muses (Greco-Roman deities) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Pierides
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Pierides (Greek characters)) [901001320]

	has as member .... Calliope
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Calliope (Greek muse)) [901001563]

	has as member .... Clio
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Clio (Greek muse)) [901000684]

	has as member .... Erato
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Erato (Greek muse)) [901001083]

	has as member .... Euterpe
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Euterpe (Greek muse)) [901000668]

	has as member .... Melpomene
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Melpomene (Greek muse)) [901001562]

	has as member .... Polyhymnia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Polyhymnia (Greek muse)) [901000699]

	has as member .... Terpsichore
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Terpsichore (Greek muse)) [901000680]

	has as member .... Thalia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Thalia (Greek muse)) [901001561]

	has as member .... Urania
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Urania (Greek muse)) [901001564]

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)

	role/characteristic is .... 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)

	located in .... Helicon
	.....(Kórinthos regional division, Pelopónnisos region, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:

	Muses (Greco-Roman deities)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85088704
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92D4141 musical contest of the Muses and Pierides ...
	Μοῦσαι
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse#Etymology

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Muses," accessed 11 July 2017
	................ Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse#/media/File:Muses_sarcophagus_Louvre_MR880.jpg
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/424/claude-lorrain-claude-gellee-apollo-and-the-muses-french-1674-000000/