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Erato

American  
[er-uh-toh] / ˈɛr əˌtoʊ /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the Muse of love poetry.


Erato British  
/ ˈɛrəˌtəʊ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the Muse of love poetry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I think we are primarily addressing a person who is the ordinary visitor who might not know much about opera. They might know much about Maria Callas,” museum supervisor Erato Koutsoudaki told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Erato Verse: The single-button controls on the Verse are nice, and the small charging case is appealing.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2018

The collection, originally made for the French label Erato from 1965 to 1974, filled 35 records and was rereleased last year by Warner Classics in advance of her 90th birthday.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

As if to announce himself from the outset, the brilliant Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky recorded the complete Chopin études, dazzlingly, for his second album on Erato, released in 2000.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2011

A dozen dryads stood at the edge of the clearing, watching, as Erato bent over the great pile of wood.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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