[DOC] [TLE] Muse - Wikipedia [PAR] The Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in 
Greek mythology. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied 
in the poetry, lyric songs, and myths that were related orally for centuries in these 
ancient cultures. ... Some ancient authorities thought that the Nine Muses were of 
Thracian... [DOC] [TLE] Myth Man's Muses Homework Help - Myth Maniacs' Homework Help [PAR] They were said to be the daughters of Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, and ... 
called the Pierides, but others think that these were nine sisters, daughters of a 
man ... having been defeated, were turned into magpies, greenfinches, 
goldfinches, ... with the Muses in a city called Dorium, but of course he lost and 
they took his... [DOC] [TLE] The Internet Classics Archive | Metamorphoses by Ovid [PAR] Are these the thanks that you to Perseus give? This the ... You lost her then, when 
she seem'd past relief, And wish'd ... His neck well-turn'd with golden chains was 
grac'd, ..... They soon were statues, and their king expell'd. .... Nine magpies 
perch'd lament their alter'd state, ... Defy'd us thus, to match their artless strains; [DOC] [TLE] Metamorphoses (Kline) 5, the Ovid Collection, Univ. of Virginia E ... [PAR] Phineus said nothing, but turned his face alternately from Perseus to his ... He 
caught up the bow Athis had strung and said 'Now match yourself with me ... 
Rising, they were stopped by the sword, piercing Phorbas's throat, and 
Amphimedon's ribs ..... Nine of them, magpies, that imitate everything, had settled 
in the branches,... [DOC] [TLE] Muse | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference ... [PAR] They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for ... and calls 
for help or inspiration, or simply invites the Muse to sing through the author. ... 
after the nine Muses, believing that their skills were a great match to the Muses. ... 
resulting in his daughters, the Pierides, being turned into chattering magpies for... [DOC] [TLE] Gratitude Grace Growth: The Muses [PAR] Jan 30, 2013 ... They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in 
the ... He thus challenged the Muses to a match, resulting in his daughters, the 
Pierides, being turned into chattering magpies for their presumption. .... As the 
Muse are the nine Sisters of the Fires, so the Glamours are the nine... [DOC] [TLE] The Early-Modernization of the Classical Muse - UNM Digital ... [PAR] Sep 12, 2014 ... Used by poetic singers, the aoidoi of Homer's, ..... In a state of ecstasy, they were 
thought of as manikoi, ...... enter the Pierides, the nine sisters of Pierus, who the 
Muses turned into magpies because, like the Iliad's Thamyris, they challenged 
the .... classical era to the Enlightenment (when it lost its credibility). [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Earth - The magpie-lark is a musical genius with a surprising ... [PAR] Aug 4, 2016 ... Magpie-larks sing duets and dance at the same time  but their dance moves ... 
Yet what they lack in tuneful ability, it appears these feathered ... was baffling, 
because the magpie-larks did it even when rival birds were ... In an attempt to 
unravel this, Rk turned to robotics. .... The foxes that turned into dogs. [DOC] [TLE] Muse - cinemasecret - Blog [PAR] Sep 24, 2015 ... They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in 
... music, are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (memory personified). 
... He thus challenged the Muses to a match, resulting in his daughters, the 
Pierides, being turned into chattering magpies for their presumption. [DOC] [TLE] Myth  Transformations based on Ovid, summaries [PAR] Epaphus, son of Io and Phaeton's friend, challenged him to prove that he ... They 
were transformed into poplar trees, and their tears became amber. ... Aglauros 
was jealous that her sister's lover

Question: The Pierides were turned into magpies when they challenged these nine sisters to a singing match, & lost
Answer: Muses