Calliope

This article is about the muse. For the steam instrument, see Calliope (instrument). For other uses, see Calliope (disambiguation).
Calliope
Goddess of Epic Poetry
Member of the Muses
Fresco of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, from the Villa Moregine, western triclinium A
AbodeMount Olympus
SymbolsLyre
Genealogy
ParentsZeus and Mnemosyne
SiblingsEuterpe, Polyhymnia, Urania, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, Melpomene and several paternal half-siblings
ConsortApollo, Oeagrus, Zeus
ChildrenOrpheus, Linus, the Corybantes

In Greek mythology, Calliope (/kəˈlaɪ.əpi/ kə-LY-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Καλλιόπη, romanized: Kalliópē, lit. 'beautiful-voiced') is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".

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