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SISTER GODDEssES.

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SISTER GODDEssES. +.
The MUSES. we're the daughters of Jupiter
aud the Titaness Mnemosyne CMemory.
They presided over song, and prompted The
memory. At the banquets in Olympus they
sang to Apollos Tyre.
These goddesses were nine in number. to
each of whom assigned she presidence over
some particular department Of literature, art
or science.
CaIlope (Fpir-voice), who presided. over
Epic Poetry. She held in her hand roll Of
parchment, or trumpet.
Clio QllustriOus), presided over History
She held roll half open. W..
Melpomene (Singing) was the muse Of
Tragedy. She leaned On a club, and held a
tragic mask. -
Euterpe (Well-pleasing). the patroness of
Music, held two flutes. 1
Erato (Loving) presided over love-poetry.
She played on anine-stringed Tyre.
Terpsichore (Dance-loving), as muse of the
Dance, appeared dancing, and holding a
seven-stringed Tyre.
Urania (CeleataD, the Muse of Astronomy
held globe and traced mathematical figures
with wand.
Thalia (Gay), the Muse OF Comedy held
IN one hand a comic mask, in the other
crooked staff.
Polymnia. or Polyphmnia, (Song-fuIT) pre-
sided over Eloquence. She held her fore
finger on her lips, or carried roll.
The MUSES. are said to have been born in T.
Pieria, at the foot of Mount Olympus. MANY
hills and fountains were sacred to them.
whence they derived appelations Thus thew
were called Pierdes from Pieria, LibetbridesI !
from L.bethron fountain in Macedonia, 40
anippides from the fount Aganippe, Castalides
from that OF Castalla. Hippocrene (Horse-
tount), said to have been produced by the Z
hoof of the winged steed Pegasus, was sacred
to these goddesses; and the mountains PIN :
dus, Helicon, and Parnassus, were their favor U
tie hauntS. ..
The nine daughters of Pierus. we are told,
once challenged the Muses. to sing. The u
nymphs were chosen judges The cheIeng Z
ers sang the war Of the Gods and the Giants. L
Jalllope was appointed by her sisters to re-
ply her theme was the carrying off of Proser- =
pine by Pluto, and the search of Ceres after -
Ter through the world. The nymphs decided Il
n favor Of the Muses.. The vanquished sing
RS vented their rage in abuse, and the god
lesses turned them into magpes. e,
AS the Muses. were going to their temple -
p Parnassus, man named Pyreneus invited ",
hem to shelter in his house from an ap- va
reaching tempest. The goddesses accepted r.
ne proffered hospitality and when the storm
'as over, they were preparing to depart.
heir host shut the doors and prohibited their II
eparture; but the muses. taking wing, flew
ON the roof; and Pyreneus, attempting to r.
Jlow them, was dashed to pieces. n
Calliope was the mother of the poets Or vi
lens and Linus, and the Sirens were the off fol
ring of Melromene and the river-god ACh-
Gus. Ar
The Seasons or Hours were three in num- loy
9r: Eunomia Good. order), Dixie (Justica). Boz
ID Irene peace. They were the daughters
Jupiter and Themis. tbi
These goddesses presided over the seasons ers
the year and the hours of the day, and
er law, justice and peace. dis
The Charities or Graces were goddesses pre- aDC
ling over the banquet, the dance, and all his
cial enjoyments and elegant arts. They teri
re three in number the daughters of Jupi- mar
, and Eurynome (Wlde-law) daughter Of
.eanus. Their names were, Aglaia (Splen- the
y, Euphroeyne (Joy), and Thala pleas mes
e. They were represented as three sisters the
ncing together.
The Fales were also three in number: are
otho CSpinSter) Lachesis (Allotter,) and Tel
ropos (Unchangeable.) They were the oea,
lighters Of Jupiter and Themis, or, as some fba
:, Night. Their Office was to spin and gen
OF the deStinies of men. obii
The Iithyip were the daughters of Jupiter
Juno. 1t was their office to aid women mn,
the pains of labor. Their number is by had
st writers reduced to one.
The Heres were the daughters of Night: Cd ,
y loved battles and slaughter and used to If :
{ themselves with the blood of the slain NV
wounded
The Erinnyes or Furies were three god A
SEES who sprung from the blood of Uranus =
en- he was mutilated by his son Saturn. II
9ir names were AIecto (Unceasing), Me ooa
"a (EnviOus), and Tisiphone Blood aveng- WV
They punished by their secret stings T
crimes of those men who escaped or de- law,
public justice. The heads Of the Furies t tIle
'e wreathed with serpents, and their whole ''''''
earance was terrific and APPALLING. Il
)ne Of the names bestowed on these ter bavi
e goddesses was that of Eamenides (Gra-
Isl, under which they were worshipped at A
lens. This title was placatory, and inten- prod
to soothe them, and make them mild to-
DIS the Athenian people. =
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