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Melpomene
Μελπομένη grc
Greek muse of tragedy
Overview
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 20
Kinship in an account 18
- child of (child) Mnemosyne personification of memory in Greek mythology, mother of the nine muses
- child of (child) Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- parent of (child) Aglaope one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Leucosia one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Ligeia one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Molpe one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Parthenope one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Pisinoë one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Thelxiepea one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
- partner of (spouse) Achelous river god in Greek mythology
- sibling of Calliope muse of epic poetry
- sibling of Clio Greek mythological person, muse of history or of lyre playing, daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne
- sibling of Erato Greek muse of lyrical poetry
- sibling of Euterpe muse of music in Greek mythology
- sibling of Polyhymnia Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture, geometry rhetoric, and pantomime in Greek mythology
- sibling of Terpsichore muse of dance in Greek mythology
- sibling of Thalia Muse of comedy in Greek mythology
- sibling of Urania Muse of astronomy and astrology in Greek mythology
Family 2
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Affiliation 1
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