Clio (muse)
Clio – detail from "The Allegory of Painting", Vermeer
In Greek mythology, Clio was the Muse of heroic poetry and history. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus. She was represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets. She is also known as the Proclaimer.
The name litereally means "to celebrate" (kλεί-εω).
An asteroid discovered on August 25, 1865 was named after her.
Clio was one of the nine muses. She is the daughter of Zeus. She is often seen with a scroll and a chest of books. A genus of polar pteropods was named after her.
Alternate: Kleio
Calliope | Clio | Erato | Euterpe | Melpomene | Polyhymnia | Terpsichore | Thalia | Urania
Categories: Arts goddesses | Greek goddesses