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
Kiss of the Muse Kiss of the Muse "Kiss of the Muse" is the 20th episode of season 2 of the supernatural drama television series "Grimm" and the 42nd episode overall, which premiered on May 7, 2013, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Sean Calder, and was directed by Tawnia McKiernan. Opening quote: "Tell me O'Muse, from whatsoever source you may know them." Nick (David Giuntoli) meets with Hank (Russell Hornsby), who has returned from his vacations with his ex-wife. They then hear gunshots across the street and Nick goes to investigate, finding an author dead and a man, Anton