Melpomene (/mɛlˈpɒmɪniː/; Ancient Greek: Μελπομένη, romanized: Melpoménē, lit. 'to sing' or 'the one that is melodious') is the Muse of tragedy in Greek...
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Melpomene may also refer to: 18 Melpomene, a main belt asteroid Heliconius melpomene, a common butterfly in South and Central America HMS Melpomene,...
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Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored, geographically variable butterfly species found...
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the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology. HMS Melpomene (1794) was a 38-gun fifth-rate frigate...
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18 Melpomene is a large, bright main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. R. Hind on 24 June 1852, and named after Melpomenē, the Muse of tragedy in...
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Sock and buskin (redirect from Thalia and Melpomene)
comedy and tragedy masks, are associated with two Greek Muses, Melpomene and Thalia. Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and...
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The Melpomene Projects, officially called the Gustavo Apartments or The Guste Homes, and colloquially The Melph, are a housing complex located in the...
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generally given as Calliope, Clio, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Erato, Melpomene, Thalia, and Urania. In modern figurative usage, a muse is a person who...
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name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene. Melpomène (1792), a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate Melpomène (1812), a 44-gun Pallas-class Melpomène (1828)...
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often depicted holding their respective masks. Melpomene and Thalia were daughters of Zeus. Melpomene means a celebration of dance and song, while Thalia...
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Melpomene is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of...
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Melpomene is a genus of funnel weavers first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1898. They range from southwestern U.S. (southern Arizona to western...
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Muses in popular culture (section Melpomene)
of history Erato, the Muse of love poetry Euterpe, the Muse of music Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy Polyhymnia, the Muse of hymns Terpsichore, the Muse...
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Melpomene brevipes is an extremely rare and possibly extinct species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat...
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Melpomène was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Sané. She was launched in 1812. In 1815 HMS Rivoli captured her. The Royal Navy never commissioned...
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Melpomene elegans is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. It is found in Mexico. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 : Arachnida. Araneida. Biologia Centrali-Americana...
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HMS Melpomene was a 38-gun frigate of the Royal Navy. Originally a French vessel, she was captured at Calvi on 10 August 1794 and first saw British service...
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Melpomene was launched in 1815 at King's Lynn. She traded with North America, the West Indies, the East Indies, and South American. She was wrecked in...
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The habitat consists of forests. Euphaedra melpomene melpomene (Sierra Leone, Liberia) Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981 (Guinea, western Ivory...
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Tragedy and Comedy" by Joshua Reynolds (1760). Thalia is pictured left, and Melpomene to the right Engraving by Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) Portrait of...
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Melpomène was a schoolship frigate of the French Navy. Melpomène was ordered in August 1883 as a replacement for Résolue, to serve as a gabier schoolship...
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Stamata Revithi (section Melpomene)
second woman, "Melpomene", also ran the 1896 marathon race. There is debate among Olympic historians as to whether or not Revithi and Melpomene are the same...
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Euphrosyne Thalia Persephone The Charites Mnemosyne Clio Thaleia Terpsichore Polyhymnia Calliope Euterpe Melpomene Erato Urania The Muses Leto Apollo Artemis...
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La Melpomène class was a group of 12 French torpedo boats built from 1933 to 1935. After serving with Marine Nationale, the ships of the La Melpomène class...
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marriage songs Euterpe (the 'well-pleasing'): muse of music and lyric poetry Melpomene (the 'chanting one'): muse of tragedy Polyhymnia or Polymnia (the '[singer]...
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television series 12 oz. Mouse Argon, a noble gas in the periodic table 18 Melpomene, an asteroid in the asteroid belt 18 (Moby album), 2002 18 (Nana Kitade...
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Lilium speciosum (redirect from Lilium melpomene)
Lilium punctatum Lem. Lilium vestale Mast. Lilium konishii Hayata Lilium melpomene Kronfeldt Lilium kanahirae Hayata (syn of var. gloriosoides) plus numerous...
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Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional (redirect from Melpomene (song))
"The Most Cursed of Hands / Who Am I" 6:42 5. "The Revival" 5:00 6. "Melpomene" 4:14 7. "Mr. Usher (On His Way to Town)" 4:59 8. "The Haves Have Naught"...
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HMS Melpomene was a Medea-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was one of four destroyers, of similar design to the British M-class ordered...
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and the Titaness Mnemosyne, and the sister to Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania. Her father gave Erato to...
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