Apollo and the Nine Muses is a piece of digital artwork by Gustave Moreau which was uploaded on February 19th, 2013.
Title
Apollo and the Nine Muses
Artist
Gustave Moreau
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Reproduction
Description
The Nine Muses of the Greek Mythology
'Sing to me oh Muse"� The Nine Muses of the Greek Mythology were deities that gave artists, philosophers and individuals the necessary inspiration for creation.
Hesiod reveals that they were called Muses or Mouses in Greek, as the Greek word �mosis� refers to the desire and wish. The word museum also comes from the Greek Muses.
The Nine Muses were: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope.
All the ancient writers appeal to the Muses at the beginning of their work. Homer asks the Muses both in the Iliad and Odyssey to help him tell the story in the most proper way, and until today the Muses are symbols of inspiration and artistic creation.
In painting the Muses are usually presented as ethereal women with divine beauty, holding laurels and other items depending on their faculty.
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