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Roman statue of Melpomene, 2nd century AD. The muse is shown in a long-sleeved garment with a high belt, clothing that was associated with tragic actors. Her wreath of vines and grapes alludes to Dionysus, the god of the theatre.
Melpomene (pron.: /mɛlˈpɒmɨniː/; Greek: Μελπομένη; "to sing" or "the one that is melodious"), initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning "to celebrate with dance and song." She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus, boots traditionally worn by tragic actors. Often, she also holds a knife or club in one hand and the tragic mask in the other.
Melpomene is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Her sisters include Calliope (muse of epic poetry), Clio (muse of history), Euterpe (muse of lyrical poetry), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of erotic poetry), Thalia (muse of comedy), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), and Urania (muse of astronomy).
In Roman and Greek poetry, it was traditional[citation needed] to invoke the goddess Melpomene so that one might create beautiful lyrical phrases (see Horace's Odes).
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NOLA.com
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:31 -0700
Asked to share one of its success stories, CeaseFire pointed to 19-year-old Jarmal Coates. Coates -- who dreams about owning a barbershop one day -- grew up in the Melpomene Projects, where, "People are always getting killed. You always hear gunshots.
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NOLA.com
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:04 -0700
A law enforcement source close to the investigation said the 110'ers were in the neighborhood to attack members of the Young Melph Mafia, a group with ties to the Melpomene projects, officially called the Guste Apartments. The others indicted are Kerry ...
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NOLA.com
Thu, 09 May 2013 09:25:42 -0700
A law enforcement source close to the investigation said the 110'ers were in the neighborhood to attack members of the Young Melph Mafia, a group with ties to the Melpomene projects, officially called the Guste Apartments. One law enforcement source ...
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Virginia Connection Newspapers
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:27:12 -0700
Sonny, played by Ben Peter, and Kira, played by Natalie Pernick, are subject to the machinations of Melpomene and Calliope, played by Michelle and Helen Silvinski in South Lakes High School's production of “Xanadu.” “My daughters looked at it the same ...
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Times Record News
Sun, 05 May 2013 22:05:56 -0700
They don't punch time clocks. The classic Greek ones are Melpomene, Calliope, Thalia and I'll bet you can't list them all either. If you've studied art history, maybe you can find them in a Titian crowd, and you know the Three Fates and the Four Humors ...
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The Atlantic Wire
Fri, 03 May 2013 08:07:59 -0700
How quickly they leave you, Lady Melpomene. It's a story as old as time. Theater is the first to go. Then it's New York. Then it's the old friends. Then it's a few family members. And before you know it the movie star standing before you in no way ...
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Arizona Daily Star
Sun, 05 May 2013 00:03:38 -0700
Bel Air Ranch Estates was the first - and perhaps only - equestrian subdivision in Tucson, according to neighbors. It touches Tanque Verde Road to the south, Solider Trail to the east, Melpomene Way to the west and stretches north beyond Prince Road.
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KVOA Tucson News
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:17:17 -0700
TUCSON - The search continues for a brazen child molester. One year ago this week, a man broke into a bedroom of a home near Snyder Road and Melpomene Way and sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl in front of two other girls, ages eight and ten.
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