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Pierian Muses

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The Pierian Muses are divine inspirers of poetry and the arts, linked to the worship practices of legendary bards such as Orpheus, Musaeus, and Eumolpus.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Associated with early sacred poetry and the Attic ritual of Demeter.

Relationships

co occurs with
Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter, Cybele, Orpheus, Musaeus, Eumolpus, Linus, Ialemus, Hylas

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Sources

encyclopedia (1)
  1. Ancient Greek Literature (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Orpheus, Musaeus, Eumolpus, who are themselves associated with the worship of the Pierian Muses and the Attic ritual of Demeter.”

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