Melpomene (disambiguation)
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Melpomene
Melpomene
Melpomene , initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning "to celebrate with dance and song." She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus, boots...

was one of the Nine Muses in Greek mythology and a Greek female given name (popular variant: Melpo).

Melpomene may also refer to:
  • 18 Melpomene
    18 Melpomene
    18 Melpomene is a large, bright main-belt asteroid. It is composed of silicates and metals.It was discovered by J. R. Hind on June 24, 1852, and named after Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology....

    , a main belt asteroid
  • Melpomene, a woman reported to have attempted to participate in the 1896 Olympics, possibly Stamata Revithi
    Stamata Revithi
    Stamata Revithi was a Greek woman who ran the 40-kilometre marathon during the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Games excluded women from competition, but Revithi insisted that she be allowed to run...

  • HMS Melpomene
    HMS Melpomene
    Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.* HMS Melpomene was a 38-gun fifth rate frigate captured in 1794 and sold in 1815 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.* HMS Melpomone was a 38-gun fifth rate...

    , seven ships of the Royal Navy
  • Melpomene (fern), a polypod fern
  • Melpomene Projects
    Melpomene Projects
    The Melpomene Projects, officially called the Guste Apartments, is located in Central City New Orleans and is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans....

    , one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans
  • Melpo Mene
    Melpo mene
    Melpo Mene is an independent band formed and headed by musician Erik Mattiasson from Stockholm, Sweden. Their 2008 album release, Bring the Lions Out, included the single "I Adore You", which was used in a 2008 Volvo car commercial...

    , an Indie pop
    Indie pop
    Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

     band from Stockholm, Sweden.
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