Muses were well established in their different specialist fields. They have props to make this clear to the casual diner: Clio is holding a scroll to represent history, Terpsichore has a lyre in her hands, Erato strums a cithara. Thalia holds a grotesque comedy mask and Calliope bites on the end of her stylus, a writing tablet open in her left hand – even the great Muse of epic poetry needs a moment to think of the right word occasionally, perhaps. Euterpe has a pair of flutes, one in each hand; Melpomene gazes upward, a tragedy mask in her left hand. Ourania holds a beautiful glowing sphere
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