According to Greek legend, who was the muse of history?
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
Muse of Fire the Best Novella category. The title comes from William Shakespeare's "Henry V" ("Prologue, 1–4): In the novella, "Muse of Fire" is the name of the "Earth's Men" ship. Ray Olson of "Booklist" wrote: "Simmons' novella ... is an exceptionally artful religious legend of the far future, and quite special." "Publishers Weekly" wrote: "This finely crafted novella is a perfect example of Simmons's many strengths." According to Dorman T. Shindler of "The Denver Post": "The whole thing feels more like a blueprint for a novel rather than a proper piece of short fiction." Muse of Fire Muse of Fire is a