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Muses and Their Domains

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This titaness mothered the Muses with Zeus. It is said that the Muses were conceived one a night, over the 9 day span that Zeus stayed with her in Pieria. Who is this goddess of memory?

a)
Mnemosyne
b)

Clytemnestra

c)
Eris
d)
Theia
2.

She is the muse of EPIC POETRY. "The Chief of All Muses", she is said to be the mother of Orpheus.

a)
Erato
b)
Clio
c)
Polyhymnia
d)
Calliope
3.

She is the muse of HISTORY. Often represented with scrolls and books. Had a branch of historical economics named after her.

a)
Clio
b)
Thalia
c)
Calliope
d)
Euterpe
4.

She is the muse of SACRED POETRY and HYMNS. (sometimes agriculture.) Often depicted as the most serious and meditative of the Muses.

a)
Clio
b)
Thalia
c)
Erato
d)

Polyhymnia

5.

She is the muse of LYRIC POETRY and/or MUSIC. Depicted in art and statues in theaters around the world - statue of her on the grave of Frederic Chopin in Paris

a)
Euterpe
b)
Terpsichore
c)

Urania

d)

Melpomene

6.

She is the muse of DANCE.

a)
Calliope
b)
Clio
c)
Euterpe
d)
Terpsichore
7.

She is the muse of EROTIC POETRY.

a)

Thalia

b)

Calliope

c)

Euterpe

d)

Erato

8.

She is the muse of TRAGEDY. Often depicted as "murder-loving", and in eternal mourning. Frequently shown carrying a bloodied dagger.

a)

Polyhymnia

b)
Melpomene
c)
Thalia
d)
Clio
9.

She is the muse of COMEDY. Name means "flourishing", or "joyous"

a)
Thalia
b)
Euterpe
c)
Clio
d)
Melpomene
10.

She is the muse of ASTRONOMY. Can often predict the future based on the arrangement of the stars. Became a muse for Christian poets during the Renaissance-2 sections of Lost Paradise are dedicated to her.

a)
Clio
b)
Thalia
c)
Urania
d)
Calliope
11.

Often wears a diadem, holds writing tablet

a)

Calliope

b)

Euterpe

c)

Clio

d)

Polyhymnia

12.

Holds a trumpet in her left hand, or a scroll

a)

Clio

b)

Thalia

c)

Melpomene

d)

Erato

13.

Veiled and modestly dressed, usually unsmiling

a)

Polyhymnia

b)

Terpsichore

c)

Melpomene

d)

Euterpe

14.

Lyre tucked under her arm and wears a crown of feathers

a)

Terpsichore

b)

Urania

c)

Calliope

d)

Clio

15.

Wears a crown of myrtle and holds a lyre

a)

Erato

b)

Euterpe

c)

Polyhymnia

d)

Melpomene

16.

wears a crown of laurel or grapevine, a high-heeled shoe called cothurnus, holds a tragic mask in her right hand and a prop of a tragic hero in her left hand

a)

Melpomene

b)

Thalia

c)

Polyhymnia

d)

Urania

17.

Holds a comedy mask and either a trumpet or a shepherd's crook

a)

Thalia

b)

Euterpe

c)

Urania

d)

Clio

18.

Holds a celestial globe and wears blue robes

a)

Urania

b)

Calliope

c)

Terpsichore

d)

Erato