Clio—detail from The Allegory of Painting by Johannes Vermeer

In Greek mythology, Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, pronounced /'klaɪoʊ/ in English) or Kleio is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus. Some sources say she was also the mother of Hymenaios. She is often represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets and is also known as the Proclaimer. The name is from the root κλέω/κλείω, meaning "recount" or "make famous".^[1] Image File history File links Musa Clío - detalhe da The Allegory of Painting de Johannes Vermeer File links The following pages link to this file: Clio (muse) User:Stbalbach ... Image File history File links Musa Clío - detalhe da The Allegory of Painting de Johannes Vermeer File links The following pages link to this file: Clio (muse) User:Stbalbach ... The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, Die Allegorie der Malerei or Painter in his Studio, is a famous 17th century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. ... “Vermeer” redirects here. ... See: Clio, the muse of heroic poetry and history in Greek mythology; Renault Clio, is a compact European hatchback car; Clio, California; Clio, Michigan; Clio, Alabama; The Clio Awards for best TV commercials. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek , Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- think[1]) are a number of goddesses or spirits who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. ... For other uses, see Zeus (disambiguation). ... Mnemosyne (Greek , IPA in RP and in General American) (sometimes confused with Mneme or compared with Memoria) was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. ... The Death of Hyacinthos, by Jean Broc Zephyrus and Hyacinth; Attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, ca 480 BC, Boston Museum of Fine Arts In Greek mythology, Hyacinth (in Greek, Ὑάκινθος — Hyakinthos) was a divine hero, the son of Clio and Pierus, King of Macedonia. ... In Greek mythology, Pierus was the lover of Clio and father of Hyacinth. ... In Greek mythology, Hymenaeus (also Hymenaeus, Hymenaues, or Hymen; Ancient Greek: Ὑμέναιος) was a god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and songs (like wedding hymns, or epithalamia). ...

In popular culture

Clio is portrayed by Kerry Butler in the Broadway musical Xanadu. Kerry Butler (born June 18, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. ... Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth[1]. The title is...

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