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The [[Muse]] '''Euterpe''' (''eu'' (good, well) and τέρπ-εω (to please), in [[Greek mythology]], was one of the [[Muse]]s, the daughters of [[Mnemosyne]], fathered by [[Zeus]]. Called the "Giver of Pleasure", when later poets assigned roles to each of the Muses, she was the muse of music. In late Classical times she was named muse of lyric poetry and depicted holding a flute.

A few say she invented the ''[[aulos]]'' or double-flute, though most mythographers credit [[Marsyas]] with its invention. The river [[Strymon]] impregnated Euterpe; her son [[Rhesus]] led a band of [[Thrace|Thracian]]s and was killed by [[Diomedes]] at [[Troy]], according to Homer's ''[[Iliad]]''.

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Irlandos at 10:34, March 15, 2006