The Muses

The Muses were Greek goddesses.
==Abode==
The Muses were goddesses of music, song, dance, inspiration, knowledge, science, and the arts.
==Mythology==
===King Pierus===
King Pierus was the king of Macedon that had nine daughters that he named after the Muses because he thought that his daughters would develop skills like the Muses. When his daughters were older, he challenged the Muses and his nine daughters were turned into magpies for their arrogance.
==Relationships==
*Parents: Zeus and Mnemosyne
==Names==
*Calliope
*Clio
*Erato
*Euterpe
*Melpomene
*Polyhymnia
*Terpsichore
*Thalia
*Urania
===Pausanias' Muses===
*Aoide
*Melete
*Mneme
===Muses Worshipped in Delphi===
*Nete
*Mese
*Hypate
===Later Muses===
*Cephisso
*Apollonis
*Borysthenis
===Later Four Muses===
*Thelxinoe
*Aoide
*Arche
*Melete
Category:Greek Mythology
Category:Deities
Category:Gods
Category:Muses
Category:Gods of Music
Category:Gods of Knowledge