Thalia, Greek Muse of Comedy
Engraving of Thalia, Greek Muse of Comedy, from a series entitled: The Nine Muses (plate 2) by Hendrik Goltzius, 1592. In Greek mythology, Thalia was the Muse who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry. She was portrayed as a young woman with a joyous air, crowned with ivy, wearing boots and holding a comic mask in her hand. Many of her statues also hold a bugle and a trumpet (both used to support the actors' voices in ancient comedy), or occasionally a shepherd's staff or a wreath of ivy. She is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Her sisters include Melpomene (muse of tragedy), Clio (muse of history), Euterpe (muse of music and lyrical poetry), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of erotic poetry), Calliope (muse of epic poetry), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), and Urania (muse of astronomy).
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