Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse paintings of Melpoméne, she is represented with a tragic mask and also often holds in her other hand a knife or club. In Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who had eight other daughters, Melpoméne's sisters and the eight other muses are: Calliope, muse of epic poetry; Clio, muse of history; Euterpe, muse of flute playing; Terpsichore, muse of dancing; Erato, muse of erotic poetry; Thalia muse of comedy; Polyhymnia, muse of hymns; and Urania, muse of astronomy. Reynolds was inspired not only by Sarah Siddons' extreme talent to embody the tragic heroine in Macbeth, but
The Erotic and replaces it with mere “eroticism” which was originally a female ascribed power. The Erotic The Erotic is a specialized term coined by writer and educator Audre Lorde in her essay "Uses of the Erotic: Erotic as Power". In this essay, Lorde she challenges the modern view of the erotic and eroticism in a patriarchal society and instead defines the concept as a source of feminine power. The Erotic is described as a source of personal power and political power. A power and source of information that women have been encouraged to suppress. Lorde shows how the erotic, rather than