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,
Arizona Muse issue of "Dazed & Confused" was dedicated to her. Muse has appeared on the cover of the Chinese, Australian, Spanish, Greek, Korean, Mexican, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Ukrainian "Vogue" and "Numéro" (shot by Karl Lagerfeld), and "Dazed & Confused". She appeared on the November 2011 cover of "Vogue Paris" (shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin). Muse has a son named Nikko Quintana Muse, with ex-fiancé Manuel Quintana. She is expecting her second child. Arizona Muse Arizona Muse (born September 18, 1988) is a British American fashion model born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico..