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Earrings Erato
In Greek mythology, Erato is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica. Erato is the Muse of love poetry. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she has mostly been shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument often associated with Apollo.
Κύριο σύμβολό της ήταν η λύρα, αλλά και η κιθάρα, η φόρμιγγα και η βάρβιτος. Απεικονίζεται ενίοτε σχεδόν τελείως γυμνή. Η Μούσα Ερατώ είναι αυτή που επινόησε τα ερωτικά ποιήματα, το γάμο, την ποίηση, την μουσική και την διαλεκτική.
Source: Wikipedia.
