Literature quiz
The nine Muses
Nine sisters, all of one mind, whose hearts are set upon song. Name the Muses in any order.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 9 answers
- Limit
- 2:30
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 9
- Time limit
- 2:30
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
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About this quiz
The Greek poet Hesiod names the nine Muses near the start of his Theogony, calling them daughters of Zeus born a little way from the topmost peak of snowy Olympus.
- Hesiod calls Calliope the chiefest of them all, because she attends on princes.
- In Hesiod's order the Muses are Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Urania and Calliope.
- Hesiod says the Muses pour sweet dew on the tongue of a favoured prince, so that gracious words flow from his lips.
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