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[Carol Anne]

In ancient Greece, there were nine muses. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse

Calliope (epic poetry)
Euterpe (music)
Clio (history)
Erato (lyric/love poetry)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Polyhymnia (sacred poetry)
Terpsichore (dancing)
Thalia (comedy)
Urania (astronomy)

In the Anthologia Palantia, Plato is credited with saying: “Some say the muses are nine - how careless - behold, Sappho of Lesbos is the tenth.” http://www.geocities.com/rokkrx/sappho.html

Now there are twelve muses. http://www.12muses.com/

Offering "adventures for open-minded women," 12 Muses has issued a catalog of 2006 Cruises and Tours. Whoever thought that Olivia Cruises and Resorts would have a competitor? (Heck, I'm still getting used to Olivia's not being a women's music company anymore.) http://www.connexion.org/newsstory.cfm?id=3721&returnurl=potpourri.cfm

12 Muses has a women's basketball connection: Helen Carroll is co-leading a trip to Scotland's Links and Lochs.
http://www.nclrights.org/staff/hcarroll.htm

[Queenie]

*grumble* thou shalt not fuck with my mythology. I'll give Plato a pass, but not 12 Muses.

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