Melpomene
the Muse of tragedy.
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How to use Melpomene in a sentence
The Melpomene frigate was attacked by several in the night of the 23rd, and had four men killed besides about twenty wounded.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II | Sir John RossCrebillon's father was greatly irritated on finding that his son had, as they said then, abandoned Themis for Melpomene.
Nicander supposes their mother to have been Melpomene: others make her Calliope.
Better to wear mask and buskin than to mar by any modernity of expression the calm majesty of Melpomene.
Reviews | Oscar WildeO Melpomene, on whom your father has bestowed a clear voice and the harp, teach me the mournful strains.
The Works of Horace | Horace
British Dictionary definitions for Melpomene
/ (mɛlˈpɒmɪnɪ) /
Greek myth the Muse of tragedy
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