Who Were The Muses?

Calliope	the ‘beautiful of speech’		chief of the Muses and Muse of epic or heroic poetry
Clio	the ‘glorious one’		Muse of history
Erato	the ‘amorous one’		Muse of love or erotic poetry, lyrics, and marriage songs
Euterpe	the ‘well-pleasing’		Muse of music and lyric poetry
Melpomene	the ‘chanting one’		Muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia or Polymnia	the ‘[singer] of many hymns‘		Muse of sacred song, oratory, lyric, singing, and rhetoric
Terpsichore	the ‘[one who] delights in dance’		Muse of choral song and dance
Thalia	the ‘blossoming one’		Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
Urania	the ‘celestial one’		Muse of astronomy

Calliope

Muses Urania and Calliope by Simon Vouet

Clio

The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer can Delft

Erato

Erato by Simon Vouet

Euterpe

Apollo and The Two Muses by Pompeo Batoni

Melpomene

Melpomene by Edward Simmons

Polyhymnia

Polyhymnia by Simon Vouet

Terpsichore

Terpsichore by Jean-Marc Nattier

Thalia

Thalia by Jean-Marc Nattier

Urania

Muses Urania and Calliope by Simon Vouet