Terpsichore

Terpsichore
Terpsichore
Goddess of Dancing and Chorus
Member of the Muses
	Greek statue of Terpsichore from Hadrian's villa, presently at the Prado Museum (Madrid)
Abode	Mount Olympus
Symbols	Lyre
Personal information
Parents	Zeus and Mnemosyne
Siblings	Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Urania, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Calliope, Melpomene
Consort	Apollo, Achelous, Ares
Children	Linus, Biston, the Sirens

In Greek mythology, Terpsichore (/tərpˈsɪkəriː/; Greek: Τερψιχόρη, "delight in dancing") is one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean", which means "of or relating to dance".

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