books0977: “ Calliope Teaching Orpheus (1865). Auguste Alexandre Hirsch (French, 1833-1912). Oil on canvas. In Greek mythology, Calliope is the muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice....

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Calliope Teaching Orpheus (1865). Auguste Alexandre Hirsch (French, 1833-1912). Oil on canvas.

In Greek mythology, Calliope is the muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Calliope also had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus, by either Apollo or the king Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing.

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