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For other uses of this term, see Calliope (disambiguation). The Muse Calliope, by G. Baglione

In Greek mythology, Calliope (in ancient Greek Καλλιόπη Kalliópê, 'the one with the beautiful voice') is the muse of epic poetry and eloquence. It is represented with the characteristics of a girl of majestic air, wearing a golden crown, emblem that according to Hesiod indicates its supremacy over the other muses. It is adorned with garlands, carrying a trumpet in one hand and an epic poem in the other.

Like the other muses, Calliope is daughter of Zeus and Mnemósine (Memory). He married Eagro and was the mother of Orpheus, Marsias, Ialemo and Lino, although it is also said that the father of the latter was Apollo. With Strimon, one of the oceans, he was the mother of Reso, a Thracian king who died in the Trojan War the day after his arrival. Strabo states that he was a mother to Zeus of the Coribantes. Some sources attribute to him the maternity of Himeneo, god of the betrothal and the wedding song, although others affirm that it was daughter of Clío or Urania.

It is said that Calliope was taken by Heracles and taught him how to comfort his friends by singing at banquets. On another occasion Zeus commissioned the resolution of the embarrassing dispute between Aphrodite and Persephone for the custody (and enjoyment) of Adonis. He resolved it by deciding that Adonis would spend four months with Aphrodite, four with Persephone, and the remaining four of the year with whom he chose. Adonis always chose Aphrodite because Persephone was the cold and insensitive goddess of the underworld.

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