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Erato

deity sky Greek single tradition · 3

Erato is a Muse who was given in marriage to Malus by Zeus. She is the mother of Cleophema.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Ancient Greece

Relationships

sibling of
Urania, Thalia, Terpsichore, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, Euterpe
parent of
Cleophema
consort of
Malus
co occurs with
Arsinoe, Ambrosia, Bromia, Cisseis, Eriphia, Nysa, Pedile, Polymno, Callichore, Calyce, Aegle, Gaia, Uranus, Clymene, Coronis
child of
Mnemosyne, Zeus

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Coronis (lover of Apollo)
  2. Mnemosyne
  3. Nysiads

Source passages

“Zeus gave the hand of the Muse Erato to Malus. The pair had a daughter Cleophema, who married Phlegyas, the king of Lapiths.”

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“Erato (love poetry)”

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“Erato”

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