Tan Kim Seng Fountain the Muse of Epic Poetry, carries a writing tablet; Clio, the Muse of History, carries a scroll; Erato, the Muse of Lyric Poetry, carries a lyre; and Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, carries a wreath. Beneath the sculptures of the Muses are four faces of Poseidon, the God of the Sea according to Greek mythology, each spouting water. The fountain bears close resemblance to the Carriedo Fountain in Manila, which also dates from 1882, and was possibly manufactured by the same founder. Tan Kim Seng Fountain The Tan Kim Seng Fountain is a fountain in Singapore that was erected in
Nasīb (poetry) Nasīb (poetry) Nasīb () is an Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a "qaṣīdah".' However, although at the beginning of the form's development "nasīb" meant 'love-song', it came to cover much wider kinds of content: 'The "nasīb" usually is understood as the first part of the "qaṣīdah" where the poet remembers his beloved. In later ages the "nasīb" stood alone, and in that sense the meaning came to be understood as erotic and love poetry.' Early and prominent examples of the "nasīb" appear in the "Mu'allaqāt" of the