Clio

Clio—detail from The Allegory of Painting by Johannes Vermeer

For other uses, see Clio (disambiguation). The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, Die Allegorie der Malerei or Painter in his Studio, is a famous 17th century oil on Johannes or Jan Vermeer (baptized in Delft with the name Joannis on October 31 1632, and buried in the same city under the name Jan

In Greek mythology, Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, pronounced /'klaɪoʊ/ in English) or Kleio is the muse of history. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Mnemosyne (Greek, nɪˈmɒzɪni or /nɪˈmɒsəni/ (sometimes confused with Mneme or compared with Memoria She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus. In Greek mythology, Hyacinth or Hyacinthus (in Greek, Ὑάκινθος &mdash Hyakinthos) was a divine hero the son of Macedonia is a Geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe whose area was re-defined in the early 20th century Pierus ( Greek: Πίερος in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals Some sources say she was also the mother of Hymenaios. In Greek mythology, Hymenaios (also Hymenaeus, Hymenaues, or Hymen; Ancient Greek:) was a god of Marriage ceremonies She is often represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets and is also known as the Proclaimer. The name is from the root κλέω/κλείω, meaning "recount" or "make famous". ^[1]

In popular culture

Clio (also known as "Kira") is portrayed by Kerry Butler in the Broadway musical Xanadu. Kerry Butler (born June 18, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York She notes that growing up "When I saw Annie. Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the

Clio is a character in the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Xanth is a Fantasy world created by author Piers Anthony for a series of novels Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934 in Oxford England) is an English American writer in the Science fiction

References

^ D. S. Levene, Damien P. Nelis (2002). Clio and the Poets: Augustan Poetry and the Traditions of Ancient Historiography. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9004117822.

Dictionary

-proper noun

(Greek mythology) The Muse of history and heroic poetry.
a female given name
A model of car by manufacturer Renault.

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