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Ring Calliope
In Greek mythology, Calliope is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Calliope had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus, by either Apollo or King Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus in Pimpleia, a town near Mount Olympus. She is said to have defeated the daughters of Pierus, king of Thessaly, in a singing match, and then, to punish their presumption, turned them into magpies.
Την Μούσα Καλλιόπη ιδιαίτερα την επικαλούνταν οι ραψωδοί προκειμένου να τους βοηθήσει στην έμπνευση. Με την επίκλησή της ξεκινούν και τα Ομηρικά έπη. Ήταν η μεγαλύτερη, η πιο σεβαστή, η πιο σοβαρή, η πιο σοφή και η πιο αποφασιστική από τις Μούσες.
Source: Wikipedia.
