Muses

Reading notes

• The Art of Poetry §73-85 Muse

  The goddesses of poetry; the lyric Muse grants the singing of gods, heroes, victors, and love.

• The Art of Poetry §391-407 Pierian

  Of Pieria, the region by Olympus sacred to the Muses; 'Pierian measures' are the Muses' songs.

• The Odes §3.1 the Muses

  Horace styles himself their priest, singing 'songs not heard before.'

• The Odes §4.3 Muse

  The Pierian Muse who tunes the lyre and could give even mute fish the swan's note.

• The Odes §4.8 Muse

  Who 'forbids the man worthy of praise to die' and 'blesses him with heaven.'

• The Epistles §1.3 Muse

  The nine goddesses of poetry and the arts, daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne.