Erato's Welcome

Welcome to our fantastic blog!

      We are starting this as a New Years resolution between the four of us. It should be a stretching and growing experience for all of us! We hope that you'll enjoy our ramblings and opinions on a variety of things. Well, I've been told to begin by explaining my name. I'm Erato - which, according to Wikipedia means love or lyric poetry. I'm personally not so keen on the love part, but that's part of the domain. In a hymn to the muses, Erato was told to be the one that charmed the sight. That part is also non-applicable. As Clio mentioned, we aren't believers in Greek mythology, rather we are firm believers in Christ. Hopefully, you will be able to see that reflected in our writing and thoughts. 

Meet Calliope

Welcome to our blog!

    My chosen muse is Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, also known as the muse of eloquence, whose name means “Beautiful Voice.”  She is the eldest and chief of the muses, and was also said to be the wisest.  I am not particularly eloquent, and I do not claim to have a beautiful voice or to be wiser than my friends, but I somehow seem to have more similarities with her than I do with the other muses.  She was said to have been the mother of several, some of whom changed the musical realm.  She was also thought to have inspired Homer to write his Illiad and The Odyssey. (You’re welcome for that!) 

Greetings from Clio

Hello one and all!

Welcome to The Muses! We have four authors and administrators, each of us a Greek muse. I will give a bit of background!
Greek muses are the goddesses of literature, science and the arts. For the record, I do not believe in Greek mythology, but their myths and legends are very fascinating. There are many, many different muses, but there are nine most mentioned and referred to, called the classical muses. Each of us has chosen our names, and "personalities" from these nine.