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Calliope
A
calliope
is a
musical instrument
. It is played with a
keyboard
, and sends
steam
though whistles to make sound.
In
Greek mythology
,
Calliope
("beautiful voice") was the
muse
for epic poetry. She had two sons,
Orpheus
and
Linus
with
Apollo
. She was the oldest and wisest of the Muses. She was the judge in the argument over
Adonis
between
Aphrodite
and
Persephone
. She was represented by a stylus and wax tablets.
Calliope[?]
is a shire in
Queensland
,
Australia
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