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There is also an asteroid 18 Melpomene, New Orleans' Melpomene Projects and a street in New Orleans named Melpomene.
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Melpomene (IPA pronunciation: [mɛl'pɒmɪni]) ("to sing" or "the one that is melodious") was a Muse in Greek mythology. She was the muse of tragedy, despite her joyous singing. She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus, boots traditionally worn by tragic actors. Often, she also holds a knife or club in one hand and the tragic mask in the other. On her head she is shown wearing a crown of cypress. Melpomene is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Her sisters include Calliope (muse of poetry), Clio (muse of history), Euterpe (muse of flute playing), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of erotic poetry), Thalia (muse of comedy), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), and Urania (muse of astronomy).

Appearances in popular culture

  • In Roman and Greek poetry, it was traditional to invoke the goddess Melpomene so that one might create beautiful lyrical phrases (see Horace's Odes).
  • Melpomene is mentioned in the first line of George Peele's poem "Œnone's Complaint" and also in Section LVI of John Keats' poem "Isabella; or The Pot of Basil."
  • Danish rock band Kashmir included a song titled Melpomene on their 2003 album Zitilites.
  • The muse Melpomene appeared in Walt Disney Pictures film Hercules (1997 film); Broadway actress Cheryl Freeman provided her voice.
  • In the video game Dead or Alive 2, the character Helena Douglas' fight theme is entitled "Blazed up Melpomene".
Calliope | Clio | Erato | Euterpe | Melpomene | Polyhymnia | Terpsichore | Thalia | Urania
Asteroids, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical objects. The term asteroid is generally used to indicate a diverse group of small celestial bodies in the solar system that orbit around the Sun.
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18 Melpomene
Discovery
Discovered by: John Russell Hind
Discovery date: June 24, 1852
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 22, 2004 (JD 2453300.5)
Aphelion distance: 418.414 Gm (2.797 AU)
Perihelion distance: 268.472 Gm (1.
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The Melpomene Projects, officially called the Guste Apartments, is located in Central City New Orleans and is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans.

The complex occupies ten city blocks, bounded roughly by South Robertson Street, Clio Street, Simon Bolivar Avenue and
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MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities written by Werner Schweer. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux: it currently has no support under other platforms, due to its reliance on JACK and ALSA.
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Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
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In a figurative sense a tragedy (from Classical Greek τραγωδία, "song for the goat", see below) is any event with a sad and unfortunate outcome, but the term also applies specifically in Western culture to a form of drama defined by
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A Buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth which laces closed, but is open across the toes. It was worn by Athenian tragic actors, hunters and soldiers in Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman societies.
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Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean Cypress
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Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive: Διός Diós
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Mnemosyne (Greek Mνημοσύνη, IPA [nɪˈmɒzɪni] in RP and
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Calliope ("beautiful-voiced", also spelled Kaliope or Kalliope, in Greek, Καλλιόπη, pronounced in English /kə'laɪəpi/ ka-LIE-oh-pee) was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is
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Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, pronounced /'klaɪoʊ/ in English) or Kleio is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus.
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Euterpe (pronounced /ju'tɝpi/ (GA) or /ju'tɜːpi/ (RP), "ev-TER-pee" in Modern Greek), also known as Eutere ("rejoicing well" or "delight"), was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus.
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Terpsichore (IPA pronunciation: [ˌtərpˈsɪkəri]) ("delight of dancing") was one of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus.
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Erato, otherwise known as cupid, is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "lovely" if derived from Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica.
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Thalia, or Thaleia (θαλεια, from θάλλεω, “blooming”, pronounced /θə'laɪə/ in English) can refer to four distinct entities in Greek mythology, two of whom were
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Polyhymnia ("the one of many hymns" /pɒlɪ'hɪmniə/), in Greek mythology, was the Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture and pantomime.
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Urania (Ουρανία, pronounced /jʊə'reɪniə/ in English), which means "heavenly", was the muse of astronomy and astrology.
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George Peele (baptized 25 July 1556 – buried 9 November 1596), English dramatist, was born in London.

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Peele was christened on 25 July 1556. His father, who appears to have belonged to a Devonshire family, was clerk of Christ's Hospital, and wrote two treatises
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Hercules is a 1997 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 14, 1997.
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MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities written by Werner Schweer. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux: it currently has no support under other platforms, due to its reliance on JACK and ALSA.
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Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
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Calliope ("beautiful-voiced", also spelled Kaliope or Kalliope, in Greek, Καλλιόπη, pronounced in English /kə'laɪəpi/ ka-LIE-oh-pee) was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is
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Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, pronounced /'klaɪoʊ/ in English) or Kleio is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus.
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Erato, otherwise known as cupid, is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "lovely" if derived from Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica.
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Euterpe (pronounced /ju'tɝpi/ (GA) or /ju'tɜːpi/ (RP), "ev-TER-pee" in Modern Greek), also known as Eutere ("rejoicing well" or "delight"), was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus.
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Polyhymnia ("the one of many hymns" /pɒlɪ'hɪmniə/), in Greek mythology, was the Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture and pantomime.
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Terpsichore (IPA pronunciation: [ˌtərpˈsɪkəri]) ("delight of dancing") was one of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus.
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