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 is really happening in early twenty-first century American poetry." "Able Muse" still maintains its online presence where it simultaneously releases a digital edition that mirrors the corresponding issue of the print edition. The "Able Muse"'s editorial board of acclaimed poets and writers includes X. J. Kennedy, A.E. Stallings, Rachel Hadas, and Deborah Warren. "Able Muse" has been edited, since its inception by Alexander Pepple. "Able Muse" has been featured in major American reviews, such as a poem from the Winter 2010 issue, "The Cricket in the Stump" by Catherine Tufariello, featured in Ted Kooser's "American Life in Poetry"; and from