Clio Muse of History is a painting by Maria Hunt which was uploaded on May 23rd, 2014.
Clio Muse of History
This Pen and Ink drawing of Clio was done to raise funds for educating youth in the arts. There are a total of four drawings of 3 muses. In Greek... more
by Maria Hunt
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7.000 x 11.000 inches
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Title
Clio Muse of History
Artist
Maria Hunt
Medium
Painting - Pen And Ink
Description
This Pen and Ink drawing of Clio was done to raise funds for educating youth in the arts. There are a total of four drawings of 3 muses. In Greek mythology, Clio is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne. Along with her sisters, she was considered to dwell either Mount Helicon or Mount Parnassos.[2] Other common locations for the Muses were Pieria in Thessaly, near to Mount Olympus. She had one son, Hyacinth, with one of several kings, in various mythswith Pierus, King of Macedon, or with king Oebalus of Sparta, or with king Amyclas,[4] progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta. Some sources say she was also the mother of Hymenaios.[citation needed] Other accounts credit her as the mother of Linus, a poet that was buried at Argos, but Linus has a number of differing parents depending upon the account, including several accounts where he is the son of Clio's sisters Urania or Calliope.[5]
All of the Muses were considered to be the best practitioners of their fields, and any mortal challenging them in their sphere was destined to be defeated. They were often associated with Apollo. The most common number of the Muses is 9, but the number is not always consistent in earlier mythologies.[3] Hesiod is usually considered to have set their number, names, and spheres of interest in his poem Theogony.[6]
Clio, sometimes referred to as "the Proclaimer", is often represented with an open scroll of parchment scroll or a set of tablets. The name is etymologically derived from the Greek root (meaning "to recount," "to make famous,"[7] or "to celebrate").[8 (See Wikipedia for notes.)
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May 23rd, 2014