![]() ![]() “If thou of fortune be bereft, and in thy store there be but left two loaves, sell one, and with the dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.” 3.Ĭlio had a second son, Hymenaios who was the God of marriage, epic feasts and songs. These are the perennials, Hyacinths noted for their sweet and intoxicating fragrance and of notable fame in the quote by Quaker poet, John Greenleaf Whittier’s: His lover the God Apollo killed Hyacinthus, and, it is said that where his blood lay, flowers arose of great beauty as tribute to his love and purity. A son was supposedly born of that union named Hyacinthus who was renown for his grace and beauty. In retaliation, Aphrodite crafted a curse that made Clio fall in love with the King of Macedonia, Pierus and forget her infatuation with Adonis. This nomenclature was exemplified in the story recounting that Clio openly declared her disapproval of the Goddess Aphrodite’s pursuit of Adonis whom Clio had been having affairs with secretly. Kleio (Clio) is so named because the praise which poets sing in their encomia bestows great glory (kleos) upon those who are praised." 2.Īnother of her names was that of “the Proclaimer”. For the name of each Mousa, they say, men have found a reason appropriate to her. “To each of the Mousai (Muses) men assign her special aptitude for one of the branches of the liberal arts, such as poetry, song, pantomimic dancing, the round dance with music, the study of the stars, and the other liberal arts. The Greek historian, Diodorus speaks of Kleio (Clio) in this way: Hers is not only the gift of recording those events which are to be celebrated and added as markers of history but also that of the retelling of those events, so they may be the source of inspiring those who would through their actions be the future creators of history yet unwritten. ![]() In your honour then, if high-throned Kleio (Clio) wills, for your proud spirit of conquest." 1.Ĭlio is often depicted holding many scrolls or a single open scroll, and in more recent times with books sitting at her feet. Strike, O daughter of the lord of cloud-capped heaven, chords to his honour mine to wed them with the youthful voices and with the lyre. "Of song grant, of my skill, full measure. The Greek lyric poet, Pindar says of Clio and her influence on the bringing to renown those who would be so honored: ![]() The versatility of her nature and governance is seen in the epithets for her which include: Daughter of the Lord of Cloud-capped Heaven, Giver of Sweetness, High-Throned, Queen of Song, Flowering, and Unforgetting. Unlike her sisters, who are more directly related to the act of inspiring whatever their specialty is, Clio works at the level of codifying and giving durability to what is the product of those inspirations. She makes full use of her birth right as the daughter of Mnemosyne (Goddess of Remembrance) as memory is a key component that every historian must rely upon to accurately give account of events, people and places. Her name, sometimes spelled Kleio is a form of the greek verb, “Kleo” which means to make famous, to recall or to celebrate. The Muse, Clio is considered the Muse of History. This is the third posting of the (en)LIV(en)ING with the Muses Series ![]()
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