1. Thesis: I am going to be talking about the nines muses of Greek mythology

2.  Category: demigods  The nine muses are demigods because one parent is a god while the other is not  The nine muses were the daughters of Zeus the king of the Gods, and Mnemosyne the titaness of memory  Were created to help the gods of mount Olympus celebrate victories

3.  Calliope – epic poetry  Clio – history  Thalia – comedy  Urania – astronomy  Polyhymnia – sacred songs and hymns  Erato – love poetry  Euterpe – lyric poetry  Melpomene – tragedy  Terpsichore - dance

4.  The muses were nine very intelligent, beautiful, and careless divinities  Lived on mount Olympus with their leader and teacher, the god Apollo  Like him, the muses remained young and beautiful forever

5.  They could see into the future which few other gods could do  Had the power to banish all grief and sorrow  writers, poets, musicians, and artists would call upon the muses for help and inspiration

6.  In conclusion, the myth of the muses described nine intelligent, beautiful divinities that had exceptional talents and who played numerous roles in many popular Greek myths