calliope
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Calliope — Cal*li o*pe (k[a^]l*l[imac] [ o]*p[ e]), n. [L. Calliope, Gr. Kallio ph, lit, the beautiful voiced; pref. kalli (from kalo s beautiful) + o ps, opo s, voice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calliópe — CALLIÓPE, es, Gr. Καλλιόπη, ης, (⇒ Tab. X.) des Jupiters und der Mnemosyne Tochter, eine von den neun Musen, Apollod. lib. I. c. 3. §. 1. welche den Namen von καλὸς, schön, und ὂψ, die Stimme, hat, weil sie einen schönen Klang der Stimme hören… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
calliope — (n.) 1858, steam whistle keyboard organ, named for Calliope, ninth and chief muse, presiding over eloquence and epic poetry, from Gk. Kalliope, lit. beautiful voiced, from kalli , combining form of kallos beauty + opos (gen. of *ops) voice,… … Etymology dictionary
Calliope — dans la myth. grecque, muse de la Poésie épique, mère de Linos et d Orphée … Encyclopédie Universelle
Calliope — Calliope, griechischer Mythos: eine der Musen … Universal-Lexikon
calliope — CALLIOPE. sub. fém. Nom de la Muse qui préside à la Poésie Épique … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Calliope — [kə lī′ə pē΄; ] for n., often [ kal′ē ōp΄] n. [L < Gr Kalliopē, the beautiful voiced < kallos, beauty + ops, VOICE] 1. Gr. Myth. the Muse of eloquence and epic poetry ☆ 2. [c ] a keyboard instrument like an organ, having a series of steam… … English World dictionary
Calliope — In Greek mythology, Calliope ( beautiful voiced , also spelled Kaliope or Kalliope , in Greek, Καλλιόπη , pronounced in English /kə laɪəpi/ ka LIE oh pee) was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is now best known as Homer … Wikipedia
Calliope — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Calliope (homonymie). Calliope, détail du « sarcophage des Muses », œuvre romaine du IIe siècle ap. J. C … Wikipédia en Français
CALLIOPE — I. CALLIOPE una Musarum, Orphei mater, quae Rhetoricae et Herocio carmini praeesse existimatur, a vocis suavitate nomen habens, καλὸς enim bonus est, et ὄψ vox. Virg. in Epigr. Carmina Calliope libris Heroica mandat. Effertur et Calliopea. Virg.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
calliope — cal·lì·o·pe s.f. TS ornit.com. nome comune di vari uccelli del genere Luscinia {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1930. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. (Luscinia) calliŏpe, da Calliope, gr. Kalliópē, nome della musa della poesia … Dizionario italiano
