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Calliope

Calliope (also spelt Kalliope) is the Muse of epic poetry and heroic song in Greek mythology. She is considered the leader of the Muses and the most honoured of them all. She is often represented in art with a tablet on her knee and a stylus in her hand.

Homer (c. 750 BCE) was said to be directly inspired by Calliope to write the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the most famous epic poems of all time. His great talent for epic poetry meant that he was also referred to as Calliope’s son (in a symbolic sense).

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