Euterpe Euterpe In Greek mythology, Euterpe (/juːˈtɜːrpiː/; Greek: Eὐτέρπη, Ancient Greek: [eu̯térpɛː]; "rejoicing well" or "delight" from Ancient Greek εὖ 'well' + τέρπειν terpein 'to please') was the one of the Muses, presiding over music. In late Classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry. She has been called “Giver of delight” by ancient poets. Euterpe was born as one of the daughters of Mnemosyne, Titan goddess of memory, and fathered by Zeus, god of the gods. Her sisters include Calliope (muse of epic poetry), Clio (muse of history), Melpomene (muse of tragedy), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of
Throwing Muses first, in 1994, which delayed the release of "University" until 1995. "University" gave the band their first national U.S. hit, "Bright Yellow Gun". The album was very favorably reviewed but it did not sell well, which resulted in them being dropped from Sire. Throwing Muses released their seventh album, "Limbo", which was followed by a tour. However, the band disbanded in 1997 as Kristin Hersh went on to continue her solo career. In March 2003 Throwing Muses came back with their eighth album, "Throwing Muses", which also saw the return of Tanya Donelly who provided backing vocals on the album.