Euterpe was said to have invented the flute and other wind instruments and her symbol was the Aulos, a type of double flute. The ancient Greeks used string, wind, and percussion musical instruments. Music was played at marriages, funerals, religious ceremonies, games, theatre and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry.
Music in Ancient Greece played a vital role in the daily lives of all the ancient Greeks. The modern word 'music' derives from the Muses. The invocation took the form of a prayer for divine inspiration from the goddess. Euterpe was the Muse of Music.Īccording to the traditions and beliefs of the Ancient Greeks musicians would invoke the aid of Euterpe, the Muse of Music, to inspire, guide and assist him in his compositions. The sisters were originally the patron goddesses of poets and musicians but over time their roles extended to include comedy, tragedy, history, poetry, music, dancing, singing, rhetoric, sacred hymns, and harmony. They entertained and joined the Olympian gods in their feasts drinking water, milk, and honey, but never wine. Euterpe and her sisters were believed to reside above the golden clouds that covered sacred the Greek mountain peaks above the summits of Mounts Olympus, Helicon, Parnassus, and Pindus. The names of the nine Muses were Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Terpsichore, Urania and Melpomene. The nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory.
Information about Euterpe, the Muse of MusicĮuterpe was one of the young, beautiful maidens referred to as the Nine Muses.
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