- published: 23 Oct 2011
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In Greek mythology, Calliope (/kəˈlaɪ.əpiː/ k-ah-LY-ah-pee; Ancient Greek: Καλλιόπη, Kalliopē "beautiful-voiced") is the muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. She is spoken of by Ovid as the "Chief of all Muses."
One account says Calliope, the best of them all, was the lover of the war god Ares, and bore him several sons: Mygdon, Edonus, Biston, and Odomantus (or Odomas), respectively the founders of Thracian tribes known as the Mygdones, Edones, Bistones, and Odomantes.
Calliope also had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus, by either Apollo or the king Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus close to Pimpleia,Olympus. She is said to have defeated the daughters of Pierus, king of Thessaly, in a singing match, and then, to punish their presumption, turned them into magpies. (see Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.294–340, 662–78)
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I can hear your voice
As clear as a bell
As a bell ringing through the night
Through the night
O Calliope
Your tablets of wax
And your golden crown
So wise, so wise
O Calliope
I need your impartial eye
To guide me
My love is gone to another
O Calliope
Your archaic smile
What lurks behind
And makes your lips look alive
Look alive
O Calliope
I fear I'm growing cold
As the marble stone
That you lie in
That you lie in
O Calliope
I need your impartial eye
To guide me when my love is gone
He is gone, gone for good
Tell him to return
Tell him to return