Calliope
1. The eldest and wisest of the Nine Muses of Greek mythology. She is the muse of epic poetry, commonly known as Homer's muse, being the inspiration for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
2. A type of musical instrument which produces sound by sending a gas (either steam or, more recently, compressed air) through large whistles.
3. Title of a story in Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels, in which the Greek muse Calliope is featured - although here she is misidentified as the youngest muse.
2. A type of musical instrument which produces sound by sending a gas (either steam or, more recently, compressed air) through large whistles.
3. Title of a story in Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels, in which the Greek muse Calliope is featured - although here she is misidentified as the youngest muse.
Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne and mother of Orpheus, Calliope is the eldest and wisest of the muses.
Calliope by shoemoneytonight January 28, 2010
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