n.
or Kalliope
In Greek mythology , the foremost of the nine Muses and the patron of epic poetry.
She and King Oeagrus of Thrace were the parents of Orpheus . She also bore Apollo two sons, Hymen and Ialemus. Other versions of the myth say she was the mother of Rhesus, king of Thrace, or the mother of Linus, inventor of melody and rhythm.