Melpomene lyrical poetry), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of erotic poetry), Thalia (muse of comedy), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), and Urania (muse of astronomy). She is also the mother of several of the Sirens, the divine handmaidens of Kore (Persephone/Proserpina) who were cursed by her mother, Demeter/Ceres, when they were unable to prevent the kidnapping of Kore (Persephone/Proserpina) by Hades/Pluto. In Roman and Greek poetry, it was traditional to invoke the goddess Melpomene so that one might create beautiful lyrical phrases (see Horace's Odes). Melpomene Melpomene (; ), initially the Muse of Chorus, she then became the Muse of Tragedy,
Able Muse Able Muse Press has garnered several awards for its published titles, including winning: the 2013 Outstanding Award in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association, 2014 Gold Medal in fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards, 2014 Peace Corps Writers Best Book Award; and placing as finalist in: the 2012 Governor General's Awards in Poetry, 2012 Colorado Book Awards for Poetry, 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize, 2013 and 2013 Massachusetts Book Award, and 2013 Foreword Review's Best Book of the Year. Able Muse Able Muse is a literary journal founded in San Jose, California, in 1999 by Alexander Pepple. "Able Muse" started