Identifier: greekmythologysy00scul (find matches)
Title: Greek mythology systematized
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Scull, Sarah Amelia
Subjects: Mythology, Greek Emblems
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ons and the stars.Human Life : i. To preside over music, song, poetry,and the fine arts.2. To enliven scenes of human joy, to alleviatehuman sorrow.Theog,: i. To join with Apollo in sacred song anddance. 2. To give prophetic inspiration to the priestess at Delphi. 3. To sing at the banquets of the Olympian gods. 4. To sing the praises of the gods. Assoc. Myths. Thamyris received from the Muses the gift of musicalskill, but as he used it in competition with themselves,they deprived him of the gift and punished him withblindness. The Sirens challenged the Muses to a trial of musicalexcellence, and the Muses being victorious, they tookthe plumes of the Sirens and wore them as trophies. The nine daughters of Pierus presumed to enter intoa contest with the Muses for musical supremacy, and,being defeated, they were changed into birds. A. DIVISION. I. Euterpe \Euth^pe\Special oflRce—i, music; 2, lyric poetry.Representation. I. Standing, tresses floating, playing on a double pipeor a flute.
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Euterpe (Vatican). Terpischore. Erato (Vatican),

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