Calliope

calliope, in music

calliope, in music, an instrument also called steam organ or steam piano in which steam is forced through a series of whistles controlled by a keyboard. It is usually played mechanically, and its shrill music is a familiar accompaniment of circus parades. It is named for the Muse of Eloquence.

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Calliope, in Greek mythology

Calliope (kəlī`əpē): see Muses; Orpheus.

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Calliope

 or Kalliope

In Greek mythology, the foremost of the nine Muses and the patron of epic poetry. She and King Oeagrus of Thrace were the parents of Orpheus. She also bore Apollo two sons, Hymen and Ialemus. Other versions of the myth say she was the mother of Rhesus, king of Thrace, or the mother of Linus, inventor of melody and rhythm.

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Calliope

Greek myth the Muse of epic poetry

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Calliope

chief muse of poetic inspiration and oratory. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 177]

See : Eloquence

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Calliope

Muse of heroic poetry. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 47]

See : Inspiration