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Muses
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A group of Greek divine figures associated with song and poetry.
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A group of Greek divine figures associated with song and poetry. [1]
At the close of IliadIliadGreek epic attributed to Homer, narrating a phase of the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation 1, the Muses sing at the divine feast while ApolloApolloGod of music and prophecy in Greek traditions, also participating in the Iliad’s events.Glossary · Click to read the explanation plays. The scene connects music with restored calm after HeraHeraGreek goddess and Zeus’s wife, appearing in council and family-disagreement scenes in the Iliad.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and ZeusZeusZeus is the sky god and leading deity in many Greek traditions. In the Iliad he presides over divine gatherings while others can still speak and object.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s quarrel. [1]
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- Iliad, Book 1 closing nine paragraphs, from Zeus nod through the banquet and night; Butler public-domain prose translation The specified scene, as detailed in the assembly study’s notes. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Muses», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/muses-greek-divinities