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"They are all of one mind, their hearts are set upon song and their spirit is free from care. He is happy whom the Muses love. For though a man has sorrow and grief in his soul, yet when the servant of the muses sing at once he forgets his dark thoughts and remembers not his troubles. Such is the holy gift of the Muses to men."* "The Muses were nine in number, the daughters of
Zeus and Mnemosyne, Memory... Each had her own special
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Clio was Muse of history, which here will be literary journalism and essays. |
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Urania - Astronomy, which here is science fiction |
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Melpomene - Tragedy, which here is drama, screenplays, and reviews. |
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Thalia - Comedy, which is funny. |
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Terpsichore Dance, featuring the Iowa Dance Theatre. |
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Calliope - Epic Poetry, which we've represented with the modern genre, fiction. |
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Erato - Love Poetry, which here is both poetry and fiction. |
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Polyhymnia - Songs to the Gods, which will feature uplifting music (under development). |
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Euterpe - Lyric Poetry, which is still Lyrical. |
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The Muses have expressed their openness to receiving submissions to this publication from the world of the Internet. Please indicate which Muse your humble submission is intended to please. All submissions and comments can be sent to paul@stokstad.com Note: Please note that the text in the articles and poems included here have been presented in a large, highly readable format. That's because most people sit farther away from their computer than the distance from the normal reader to a book. These works are intended primarily for reading online, so I decided to make them readable online. Any comments on this format, positive or otherwise, are welcome. - Paul Johan Stokstad We'd like to thank Lynn Durham for the illustrations that appear here. *Quoted from Edith Hamilton's Mythology
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