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Clio (muse) - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Bragi, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Geist, Helicon, Hippocrene, Melpomene, Orpheus, Parnassus, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Conception, Creativity, Daemon |
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In Greek mythology, Clio was the Muse of heroic poetry and history. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus. She was represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets. She is also known as the Proclaimer.
The name litereally means "to celebrate" (kλεί-εω).
An asteroid discovered on August 25, 1865 was named after her.
Clio was a sea-nymph, and a sister of Beroe. A genus of polar pteropods was named after her.
Alternate: Kleio
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