Melpomene

Melpomene ( Greek: Μελπομένη Melpomene " the Singing "; emphasis on Latin and German on the second syllable: melpomene) is one of the nine Muses. She is the muse of tragic poetry and song of mourning. Your characters are the tragic mask in one hand and a mace in the other hand, as well as a main wreath with vine leaves.

Like her sisters, the other eight Muses, she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Melpomene 've seen over the time runs away very much unhappiness and suffering and help with her singing to convey new strength in the human spirit, that he eventually triumph. It acts as a guide to address the rigors of the storms of life.

Melpomenes weeping mask and the laughing mask her sister Thalia together serve as a symbol of the dramatic theater or (eg Maps ) as a pictogram for arts organizations in general.

Melpomene as a motif in art and literature

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