proper noun · femininefirst declension
Calliopē
Calliopē f sg (genitive Calliopēs)
Classical[kalˈli.ɔ.peː]Ecclesiastical[kalˈliː.o.pe]
Meaning
- GreekThe Muse Calliope, goddess and muse of epic poetry, or of poetry in general
See Calliopea for an alternative spelling and quotation from Ovid’s Fasti.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Calliopē | — |
| genitive | Calliopēs Calliopēae | — |
| dative | Calliopae Calliopēae | — |
| accusative | Calliopēn Calliopēam | — |
| ablative | Calliopē | — |
| vocative | Calliopē | — |
Callĭŏpē, ēs (Callĭŏpēa, ae, Verg. E. 4, 57; Prop. 1, 2, 28; Ov. F. 5, 80; cf. Prisc. p. 563 P.), f., = Καλλιόπη and Καλλιόπεια (fine-voiced),
I. the chief of the Muses, goddess of Epic poetry, and, in the poets, sometimes of every other kind of poetry (e.g. the lyric, Hor. C. 3, 4, 1 sqq.; of amatory poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568; of rural poetry, Col. 10, 225; cf. Jahn, Trist. p. 198); the mother of Orpheus by Œagrus, Hyg. Fab. 14; acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 864, the mother of the Sirens by Acheloüs; Lucr. 6, 94; cf. Prop. 2, 1, 3; Ov. M. 5, 339; Aus. Idyll. 20, 7; Anthol. Lat. I. p. 73, 9; Mart. 4, 31, 8. To her Hor. C. 3, 4, is addressed.—
II. Meton.
A. (Per syllepsin.) All the Muses, Verg. A. 9, 525.—
B. (Per synecdochen.) Poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568.— Hence, Callĭŏpēĭus, a, um, adj., = Καλλιοπήϊος, of Calliope:
puer, i. e. Hymenaeus, Anthol. Lat. VI. p. 89, 77: musici, Firm. Math. 7, 25.Origins
From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).
Descendants
- ItalianCalliope