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

Acai—pronounced ah-ssah-ee—is a blueberry-size fruit of the palm tree, Euterpe oleracea, which thrives in foodplain areas in the Amazon Basin.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

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 • Jun. 4, 2013

Euterpe Boukis' brother told her there was a handsome Greek in a visiting company of college players who had acted Euripides' Hippolytus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Euterpe Dukakis had persuaded her husband, a doctor, to rent a house on the Massachusetts shore for a week.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton