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
Nine Muses A Nine Muses A Nine Muses A (Hangul: 나인뮤지스A, stylized as 9MUSES A or 9MUSES AMUSE) was the first sub-group of South Korean girl group Nine Muses formed by Star Empire Entertainment in 2016. It was composed of four Nine Muses members: Gyeongree, Hyemi, Sojin and Keumjo. The group released their debut single album "Muses Diary" on August 4, 2016. After the departure of members Minha and Euaerin from Nine Muses in June 2016, Star Empire announced that the group will be making a summer comeback with a unit promotion with no further details. In early-July, it was officially announced that