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,
Muse (Jolin Tsai album) Muse (Jolin Tsai album) Muse is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on 12 September 2012, by Warner Music Taiwan. The artistically-flavored album actually brought back all the sales that were lost in Tsai's last studio album, "Myself" (2010). Referred to as a "pop masterpiece", the album houses many tracks that are influenced by the elements of art, poetry, and dance. Critical and commercial response to the album was positive, it has sold more than 100,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone, and became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in