Calliope

Role: Muse · First appears: Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios

Calliope is named as a daughter of Zeus in Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios: “O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing”. In Part 1 of The Contest of Homer and Hesiod, she is named as the parent of Orpheus, born to Oeager and Calliope.

Relationship record

Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios

• parent: Zeus “O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing”

The Contest of Homer and Hesiod · Part 1

• child: Orpheus “From Pierus and the nymph Methone sprang Oeager; and from Oeager and Calliope Orpheus; from Orpheus, Dres; and from him, Eucles.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.