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I. e. the singing (goddess), one of the nine Muses, became afterwards the Muse of Tragedy. (Hes. Theog. 77; comp. MUSAE.)
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Theoi Greek Mythology, Melpomene (Illustrated)
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The Muses Melpomene, Erato and Polymnia, by Eustache Le Sueur (1617-1655), French Baroque painter |
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