Who is Kalliope?

I get asked a lot who Kalliope is and/or why I chose that name. Kalliope (or Calliope) is a Greek goddess - Muse of Epic Poetry.

Someone asked me recently why I chose Kalliope (epic poetry) over Erato (love poems). I chose Kalliope because she was the most senior, also because of the musical aspect, definitely because of the perserverence and patience, but also because epic poetry can encompass all emotions, not just love. And epics usually tell of a whole journey or a complete story, rather than just a moment.

"..... the Muses were considered to be the goddesses of music and poetry.... However, Homer provided us with one more of their qualities, the fact that they were the goddesses of memory and eventually those who hand down values, principles and morals. In other words what are widely accepted to be the essential elements for a nation to survive the course of time.

Kalliope, the first of the Muses and the most respectable of all, was the Muse of epic poetry, Kleio of history, Euterpe of flute-playing, Terpsichore of lyric poetry, Erato of wedding (thus of love poetry), Melpomene of tragedy, Thaleia of comedy, Urania of astronomy and last but not least Polyhymnia, of mime. .......either as a single group, or each one separately, the Muses symbolized the grandeur of art and the element of beauty not only in shape but in content, as well. They were bright and mild figures who up to our times represent the soothing effect that art and morality can have on men's lives and the beauty which is given to them....."

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