THE MUSESBy Austin Sargent

Demigods One god, one mortal

Usually male god, female mortal

Not usually immortal

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Muses Parents: Zeus and Mnemosyne

Nine goddesses of all artistic, intellectual, and scientific pursuits

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Muses Continued “Only concern is song” (Carlier/Silvia 1).

Artistic truth to communicate with humans

Challenged to a Contest Thamyris challenged Muses to musical

contest

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Result of Contest Loss of sight and musical skills

“Not always punishment from the Muses” (Summers 5).

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Call to Action

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Works Cited Carlier, Jeannie, and Silvia Milanezi. "Muses." Encyclopedia of

Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. 2nd Ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 6242-6243. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

Green, Peter. "A Review of The Odyssey." DISCovering Authors. Online Ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Gale. Web. 23 Apr. 2014

Hartigan, Karelisa. "Mnemosyne." Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology. Marshall Cavendish Digital, 2014. Web. 23 April 2014.

Redfield, James M. "Demigods and Heroes." Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology. Marshall Cavendish Digital, 2014. Web. 22 April 2014.

Summers, Kirk. "Muses." Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology. Marshall Cavendish Digital, 2014. Web. 23 April 2014.