Euterpe

Euterpe [yoo-tur-pee] Examples noun Classical Mythology.

1. the Muse of music and lyric poetry.

Related formsEu·ter·pe·an, adjective Examples from the Web for euterpe Historical Examples of euterpe

Euterpe played an inspiring accompaniment to their conversation.

Ixion In Heaven

Benjamin Disraeli

Euterpe will learn to be gratified, Æsculapius, but she had not reflected upon the plunge.

Hypolympia

Edmund Gosse

To this laudable end sacrifices were now made to Euterpe to assist them.

Sandra Belloni, Complete

George Meredith

With him Euterpe and Eros, obviously, must not house together.

The Silver Poppy

Arthur Stringer

Mr. R. Frankling, 70; on the reverse side figure of Euterpe.

South London

Sir Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for euterpe Euterpe noun

1. Greek myth the Muse of lyric poetry and music

Derived FormsEuterpean, adjective Word Origin and History for euterpe Euterpe

muse of music, from Greek Euterpe, literally “pleasing,” from eu “well” (see eu-) + terpein “to delight, please” (see Terpsichore).