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Look up: Calliope

  1. Calliope
    the Muse of epic poetry; the Muses were nine goddesses whom artists appealed to in order to inspire their works; epicists often called upon the Muse Calliope or another goddess to inspire their works at the beginning of their poems.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. calliope
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry 2. [n] - a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Calliope
    One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Hind on 16 Nov 1852. Diameter in km: 174. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  4. Calliope
    In Greek mythology, the Muse of epic poetry, and regarded as the most important of all the Muses. Her symbols were a stylus and tablet. She is sometimes represented as the mother of
    Found on
    http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. Calliope
    Rocket battery carried on top of Sherman tanks [US]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  6. Calliope
    Cal·li'o·pe (kăl*lī'o*pe) noun [ Latin Calliope , Greek Kallio`ph , lit, the beautiful-voiced; prefix kalli- (from kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`ps , 'opo`s , voice.] 1. (...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/10

  7. calliope
    steam organ noun a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Calliope
    noun (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Calliope
    • (n.) A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions. • (n.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. • (n.) One of the asteroids. See Solar. • (n.) A musical instrument c...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Calliope
    (from the article `rocket and missile system`) A development of the U.S. Army was the Calliope, a 60-tube launching projector for 4.5-inch rockets mounted on a Sherman tank. The launcher was ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  11. Calliope
    in Greek mythology, according to Hesiod`s Theogony, foremost of the nine Muses; she was later called the patron of epic poetry. At the behest of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  12. calliope
    in music, a steam-whistle organ with a loud, shrill sound audible miles away; it is used to attract attention for circuses and fairs. It was ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  13. Calliope
    Calliope is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `beautiful voice ` Where is it used? The name Calliope is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Latinized) .How do they say it elsewhere? Kalliope ( In Greek Mythology) The name Calliope doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Calliope seems t
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Cal

  14. Calliope
    Calliope (kuh LIGH uh pee) Chief of the Muses. She was the Muse of heroic poetry and eloquence.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. Calliope
    HMS Calliope was a British third-class cruiser of 2270 tons launched in 1884.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. calliope
    • (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    • a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

    Found on

  17. Calliope
    Calliope (kulī'upē) : see Muses; Orpheus.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09113

  18. calliope
    calliope, in music, an instrument also called steam organ or steam piano in which steam is forced through a series of whistles controlled by a keyboard. It is usually played mechanically, and its shrill music is a familiar accompaniment of circus parades. It is named for the Muse of Eloquence.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08099

  19. Calliope
    Calliope was the muse of eloquence and heroic poems. She was the chief of the muses, and was said to have been the mother of Orpheus by Apollo.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. Calliope
    (music) A `calliope` (see below for pronunciation) is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles, originally locomotive whistles. A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible f...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope

  21. Calliope
    In Καλλιόπη--> Kalliope "beautiful-voiced") was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is now best known as Homer`s muse, the inspiration for the Odyssey and the Iliad. One account says Calliope was the lover of the war god Ares, and bo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope

  22. Calliope
    (disambiguation) `Calliope` is the muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology. `Calliope`, `Kalliope` or `Kalliopi` may also refer to: Music: Other media: Military: Science: People: Places:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope

  23. Calliope
    (TV series) `Calliope` (pronnounced "coll-i-up-e") is a children`s program that showed various animated shorts. These often included unusual, European features and shorts such Cosgrove Hall`s "Cinderella" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", and FilmFair`s ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope



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