Euterpe

American  

[yoo-tur-pee] / yuˈtɜr pi /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the Muse of music and lyric poetry.

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Euterpe British  

/ juːˈtɜːpɪ /

noun

1. Greek myth the Muse of lyric poetry and music

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Other Word Forms

• Euterpean adjective

Example Sentences

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.

From Literature

A good example of such a bioindustry is the açaí fruit of the palm tree Euterpe oleracea that grows in the Amazon.

From Nature

The most dominant species was indentified as Euterpe precatoria, a palm tree native to central and southern America, with a mean estimate population of more than five billion individuals within Amazonia.

From BBC

The award, a model of Euterpe, the Greek muse of music, has had the same design for 58 years but the finish and materials tend to change.

From BBC

Euterpe, the graceful “Mistress of Song,” was represented with a flute, and garlands of fragrant flowers.

From Project Gutenberg