Helikōn (English spelling) Helikon

They are said to have acted as judges in musical contests between Apollo and the satyr flute expert Marsyas, and to have defeated the Thracian musician Thamyris, who challenged them to a contest, thereby depriving him of his eyesight and musical ability, but they have few myths of their own. The center of their worship was Mount Helikon in Pieria and Boeotia, where the spring of the nymph Aganippē on Mount Helikon and the spring of Hippocrene, said to have gushed forth from the strike of the winged horse Pegasus' hoof, were famous as springs of poets. Later, during the Roman Empire, each of them was given a specific area of ​​responsibility, and generally, Calliope (Latin name: Calliope) was in charge of epic poetry, Kleiō (Latin name: Clio) of history, Euterpe (Euterpe) of lyric poetry, Thalia (Latin name: Thalia) of comedy, Melpomene (Merpomene) of tragedy, Terpsichorē (Terpsichorē) of choral singing and dancing, Eratō (Eratō) of solo singing, Polyhymnia (Polymnia) of hymns, and Urania (Urania) of astronomy.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Helikōn" is listed below.

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…彼女たちはアポロンとサテュロスの笛の名手マルシュアスMarsyasの音楽競技の審判役をつとめたほか，彼女たちに技競べを挑んだトラキア地方の音楽家タミュリスThamyrisを負かして，その視力と音楽の技を奪ったなどと伝えられるが，固有の神話は少ない。崇拝の中心地はピエリアとボイオティア地方のヘリコンHelikōn山で，ヘリコン山にあるニンフのアガニッペAganippēの泉と天馬ペガソスのひづめが打ったあとから湧き出たというヒッポクレネHippokrēnēの泉は，詩人の霊泉として有名であった。のち帝政期のローマで彼女たちのおのおのに職掌とする領域が定められ，だいたいのところ，カリオペKalliopē(ラテン名Calliope)は叙事詩，クレイオKleiō(ラテン名クリオClio)は歴史，エウテルペEuterpēは抒情詩，タレイアThaleia(ラテン名タリアThalia)は喜劇，メルポメネMerpomenēは悲劇，テルプシコレTerpsichorēは合唱歌舞，エラトEratōは独唱歌，ポリュヒュムニア(ポリュムニア)Polyhymnia(Polymnia)は賛歌，ウラニアUraniaは天文をつかさどるとされている。…

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