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According to Greek mythology do the 9 Muses have individual personalities?
I know about what each discovered but I don't know about what they were like as goddesses or demigoddesses or people and would like some insight on the issue for a personal project.
If they do have individual personalities what are they?
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- The RookieLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
A muse simply means a goddess who inspires a creative artist, especially a poet.
In Greek mythology, a Muse refers to any of the sister goddesses , each of whom was regarded as the protectress of a different art or science.
The Muses or Mousai were also known as the mountain spirits or water nymphs.
They lived all over the world and sang, danced, played and laughed to the joy of any mortal who happened to be passing by.
The nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus and Titaness Mnemosyne ( Memory ).
They were the well-known muses who danced on the slopes of Parnassus at Delphi with Apollo.
( The muse Calliope with Apollo, sired two equally well-known sons: Oedipus - the divine musician, and the divine healer, Aesculapius. )
The nine muses, each had individual personality:
Calliope (Epic Poetry), Clio (History), Erato (Love Poetry), Enterpe (Music), Melpomene (Tragedy),
Polyhymnia (Hymns), Terpsichore (Dance), Thalia (Comedy) and Urania ( Astrology).
It was stated in Hesiod's Theogony that Kings and Poets received the powers of authoritative speech, with veneration and permission from Mnemosyne and her nine daughters - the Muses.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ..... The Bible mythology by Sarah Bartlett