ell as tragedy; as one would imagine at least from Horace's invoking
her in one of his odes, and his desiring her to crown him with laurel in
another.

Terps{)i}ch{)o}re; that is, _the sprightly_. Some attribute her name to
the pleasure she took in dancing; others represent her as the
protectress of music, particularly the flute; and add, that the chorus
of the ancient drama was her province, to which also logic has been
annexed. She is further said to be distinguished by the flutes which she
holds, as well on medals as on other monuments.

Er{)a}to, presided over elegiac or amorous poetry, and dancing, whence
she was sometimes called Saltatrix. She is represented as young, and
crowned with myrtle and roses, having a lyre in her right hand, and a
bow in her left, with a little winged Cupid placed by her, armed with
his bow and arrows.

Polyhymnia. Her name, which is of Greek origin, and signifies _much
singing_, seems to have been given her for the number of her songs,
rather than her faithfulness of memory. To Polyhymnia belonged that
harmony of voice and gesture which gives a perfection to oratory and
poetry. She presided over rhetoric, and is represented with a crown of
pearls and a white robe, in the act of extending her right hand, as if
haranguing, and holding in her left a scroll, on which the word
_Suadere_ is written; sometimes, instead of the scroll, she appears
holding a _caduceus_ or sceptre.

Urania, or Coelestis. She is the Muse who extended her care to all
divine or celestial subjects, such as the hymns in praise of the gods,
the motions of the heavenly bodies, and whatever regarded philosophy or
astronomy. She is represented in an azure robe, crowned with stars and
supporting a large globe with both hands: on medals this globe stands
upon a tripod.

Calli{)o}pe, who presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; so called
from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. The poets, who are supposed to
receive their inspirations from the Muses, chiefly invoked Calli{)o}pe,
as she presided over the hymns made in honor of the gods. She is spoken
of by Ovid, as the chief of all the Muses. Under the same idea, Horace
calls her _Regina_, and attributes to her the skill of playing on what
instrument she pleases.

ASTRAEA, or ASTREA, goddess of justice, was daughter of Astraeus, one of
the Titans; or according to Ovid, of Jupiter and Themis. She descended
from heaven in the golden age, and inspired mankind with princip