#terpsichore muse

[diana-thyme]

Greek Gods 101: Terpsichore

Terpsichore is a Mousai of choral song and dancing. Excluding the universal offerings, some common offerings include:

Dance Shoes (Ballet Flats, Clogs, Etc.)

Depictions of Dancers

Choral Sheet Music

CDs or Vinyls of Choral Song

Dancing Clothing (Leotards, Gowns, Etc.)

CDs or Vinyls of Songs to Dance To

Video Tapes or Photos of People Dancing or Singing

For devotional acts, some activities that can be done for her include:

Attending a Choir Performance

Joining a Choir

Singing

Dancing

Taking Dance Lessons

Teaching Dance or Choir

Watching Dancing or Singing Shows

Learning About Famous Historical Dances

She is not celebrated in any Athenian holidays.

[literallyjusttoa]

My designs for the Muses! They are the moment.

[s-c-r-ee-ch]

Three muses complaining to Apollo of the barbarity of men

Bas-relief in plaster by Émile Morlaix (1937)

[songofapollon]

The Muses

Lord Apollon is often referred to as the Leader of the Mused, and depicted with Them, and I’d like to honor Them as well as Him with introducing Them!

The Muses

There are 3 sets of Mousai (Muses)

- The Mousai Titanides, 3 or 4 elder Muses, children of Ouranos and Gaia

- The 9 Olympian Mousai, the ones I’m mostly talking about in this post

- The Mousai Apollonides, 3 daughters of Apollon

The 9 Muses are goddesses of music, song, dance, knowledge, and inspiration. They are children of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

The Muses are Kalliope (epic poetry), Kleio (history), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melopmene (tragedy), Terpsichore (choral dance and song), Erato (Erotic poetry), Polymnia (sublime hymn), Ourania (astronomy), and Thalia (comedy).

[csodaturmix]

Huzzah!

[thewinedarksea]

myth: the nine muses

in ancient greek religion and mythology, the muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. they were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric songs, and myths that were related orally for centuries in ancient greek culture.

[abbidavisart]

Muses (Redesign)

[apollon-quotes]

“The Mousai are always dancing, and the goddesses love to busy themselves with songs and strings. But when they see Apollon beginning to lead the dance, they put their heart into their singing even more than before and send down from Helikon an all-harmonious sound.”

- Simonides, Fragment 578 (from Himerius, Orations)

[audreyscribes]

Ω PJO MISC. DEMIGOD HEADCANONS: {WAVE. 3.0.}: 🎶 THE MUSES/MOUSAI: THE INSPIRATIONAL GODDESSES OF MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, INSPIRATION OF POETS 👯‍♀️

⭒☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆⭒PROLOGUE⭒☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆⭒

In an unexpected rare event, several satyrs arrived at Camp Half-Blood simultaneously with several children who bore similar yet individualistic traits. Everyone rushed to greet them while the Hermes cabin rushed to clean up and deactivate the pranks they set up to make up room for this group of newly arrived demigods. A week had gone by and some, as they got used to the camp and its inhabitants to get to know these new demigods.

At first, many thought these groups were related to one another by a single parent for they not only looked similar to each other, but also acted as such; but there were little differences that made them think differently. 

It was only when everyone was gathered around the amphitheater for the campfire. As s’mores were eaten and snacks were had, the Apollo cabin led the music and singing when the truth was revealed. The newly arrived group begun to sing and recite hymns, all harmoniously and everyone watched and listened in awe. Meg and a few others had noticed Lester, a.k.a Apollo and Mr. D jolt up and stare wide eyed at the group, with looks of disbelief. 

When the verse had finished, lights floated above their heads, Apollo and Dionysus rose up and looked at each other with passing looks. With only the exception of the grasshoppers, silence fell everyone as they  stared at them in confusion before it slowly morphed into nervousness, including the newly claimed demigods that made everyone around them slowly inch away just in case. The two gods looked at each other and nodded before they announced that the newly claimed demigods were the Children of the Muses. 

{WEEKLY FRIDAY UPDATES}

📝CALLIOPE 🗣:  {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

📚 CLIO🎶:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

🌻POLYHYMNIA🎶:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

🎷EUTERPE🎼:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

💃TERPSICHORE🩰:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

💖ERATO👋:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

🍇MELPOMENE🎭: {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

⭐URANIA🌠:   {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

🎭THALIA🎉 : {TUMBLR} \\  {AO3} 

A/N: Here we go! I said I was interested and here's some of my own spins, and here it is! Took a bit of break and have been working on this on and off. They aren't going to be very long since there are some overlaps and they're are 9 of them to go through. Hope you find some enjoyment in them! I had to put the muses on their own masterlist post because the prologue bit is a bit long and would take over the actual MISC DEMIGOD MASTERLIST

[nyxshadowhawk]

My Hymn to the Muses

Since I can apparently write poetry now, I've decided to begin work on a hymnal. It's going to be a long-term project. As is proper, I've begun with the Muses. (I also really could use their help right now.) I was sobbing while writing this, so, that's how I know I'm on the right track.

To the Muses O Muses, from whom all stories flow Like the waters of the Hippocrene, that pours from Helicon’s towering heights onto the sacred planes of Greece; Daughters of Zeus and mothers of song, whose voices sound like chiming bells, heard in the ripples of the stream and the calling of the wind, singing stories older than the many languages of men; Your voices sing within my soul And always have, since I was born.

Urania, who in my youth led me to a sacred stream, and turned my face up to the stars; Calliope, who leads me through the lengthy stories that I tell; Terpsichore, who compels my limbs to express what’s in my heart; Euterpe and Erato, who with their sweet voices, charm my soul; Polyhymnia, who speaks to me now, encouraging me to praise the gods; Clio, she who calls my glance back to the rich lore of the past; Thalia and Melpomene, the witty players on life’s stage, who remind me to enjoy the show, and teach me how to cope with endings.

Pegasus brought me to you, Once, very long ago. And in that time you’ve taught me well How to sing and dance and write, the many arts of lorekeeping. Sisters, now I call to you-- fill me with the voice divine, so that always, always the words will come.

[my-name-is-apollo]

The Muses being visibly bigger than Apollo (even if it is slightly) is delightful to me

Yes I know these painters probably didn't care too much about anatomy but this is funny regardless

[nocturnalhag]

𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒌𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒆 ; 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 🩰🎶

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[yourgodlyparent]

The Muses

Nine goddesses who preside over inspiration, the sciences, the arts, and literature

Calliope: Muse of Epic Poetry

Calliope kids ✍️In charge ✍️Pull a concerning amount of all-nighters ✍️Will roast you to your face if necessary ✍️Cerebral

Clio: Muse of History

Clio kids 📜Bookish 📜Love a guided tour 📜Stubborn 📜Make everyone around them feel recognized and valued

Erato: Muse of Love Poetry

Erato kids 💕Masters of the wistful sigh 💕Unrealistic relationship expectations 💕Thoughtful 💕Love their local library

Euterpe: Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry

Euterpe kids 🎶Persevering 🎶“A pleasure to have in class” 🎶Don’t want to settle down in their hometown 🎶God complex

Melpomene: Muse of Tragedy

Melpomene kids 🎭Confident 🎭Can’t beat the theater kid allegations 🎭Always up for an ill-advised plan 🎭Have a great memory

Polyhymnia: Muse of Hymns and Oratory

Polyhymnia kids 🙏VERY into their special interests 🙏Serious 🙏Always know the right thing to say 🙏Self-sacrificing

Terpsichore: Muse of Dance and Choral Songs

Terpsichore kids 🩰They can groove, baby 🩰Disciplined 🩰Overly self-critical 🩰Make a new playlist for every occasion

Thalia: Muse of Comedy

Thalia kids 🤣Memes for days 🤣Deeply unserious 🤣Want their therapist to like them 🤣Cool shoes

Urania: Muse of Astronomy

Urania kids 🪐Own too many houseplants 🪐Can guess your astrological sign on sight 🪐Overthinkers 🪐Give great advice

[artemis-potnia-theron]

Apollo and the Muses (John Singer Sargent)

[yourcurrentany]

The muses design reveal 🥺

The way I procrastinated to make this.

I needed to design them all 😭

Here they are!!

The girls 😜

(And all together jkxnxjo)

[maecaart]

Muse series from 2022 that I never posted.

Shame I never followed through on having these at Illuxcon. They might've been a hit, but looking back at them... they could use some refinement.