| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
Μουσαι
Απολλωνιδες |
Mousai
Apollônides |
Musae
Apollonides |
Muses Daughters
of Apollo |
THE MOUSAI APOLLONIDES were three younger Muses, daughters of the god Apollon, named Kephiso, Apollonis and Borysthenis, or Nete, Mese, Hypate. The latter represented the lowest, middle and highest strings of the lyre. They were honoured at the shrine of Delphoi. The Apollonides were one of three alternate sets of Muses, the others being the Olympian Nine and the Titanid Three.
| PARENTS |
| APOLLON (Eumelus Frag 35, Tzetzes on Hesiod 23) |
| NAMES |
[1.1] KEPHISO, APOLLONIS, BORYSTHENIS (Eumelus Frag 35, Tzetzes on Hesiod 23)
[2.1] NETE, MESE, HYPATE (Plutarch Symposium 9.14)
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Eumelus, Fragment 35 (from Tzetzes, On Hesiod's Works & Days 23) (trans. West, Vol. Greek Epic Fragments) (C8th to 7th B.C.) :
"But Eumelos of Korinthos (Corinth) says there are three Mousai (Muses), daughters of Apollon: Kephiso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis."
| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Κηφισω |
Kêphisô |
Cephiso |
Of the River
Cephisus |
| Απολλωνις |
Apollônis |
Apollonis |
Daughter of
Apollon |
| Βορυσθενις |
Borysthenis |
Borysthenis |
?-Strength
(sthenos) |
| Νητη |
Nêtê |
Nete |
Lowest note
of the lyre |
| Μηση |
Mêsê |
Mese |
Middle Note
of the Lyre |
| Ὑπατη |
Hypatê |
Hypate |
Highest Note
of the Lyre |
Sources:
- Greek Epic Eumelus, Fragments - Greek Epic C8th-7th B.C.
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