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THALIA BUST
ITEM NUMBER: TEZV3
SIZE: 17" HIGH
FEATURED FINISH: AS SHOWN
MEDIUM: BONDED STONE
SCULPTOR: ELEGANZA
SAFE FOR OUTDOOR USE?: T
SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE: $29.95
TIME TO SHIP: MADE TO ORDER, SHIPS IN 2-3 WEEKS
PRICE: $ 380.00
This bust of Thalia has a soft innocent look with a hint of mischievousness. It is cast in bonded marble with a marble base.The Greeks defined comedy as any story with a happy ending. In the case of the muse Thalia it is both a happy ending and humor.Greek muse mythology has nine muses of which Thalia is one. Thalia is also one of the Three Graces.About the Muse Thalia Greek GoddessZeus was the father and Mnemosyne the mother of the Nine Muses.The nine muses are:Calliope - epic poetry, Clio - history, Euterpe - lyric poetry, Melpomene - tragedy, Terpsichore - choral dance and song, Erato - love poetry, Polyhymnia - sacred poetry, Urania - astronomy and Thalia - comedy.There are other muses related to the original nine muses; Melete - practice, Mneme - Memory and Aoede - Song, which are all the sons of Aloeus .Still there are more Muses that have not be written about.The muses had the power to give the gift of talent and knowledge, or to take them back if provoked One such story about Thamyris, a singer and poet, mocked the muses and made fun of their skills. For this mockery, Thamyris was maimed and lost his memory. Thamyris could not remember his songs and his poems.When the Muses attended the festivals on Olympus, their charm, wit and songs affected Apollo so much he would put down his bow and join them playing his lyre.
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