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ID: 901001083
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001083
Record Type: Character/Person

Erato (Greek muse)

Note: In Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, the patron of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns. She is often depicted playing a lyre.

Names:
Erato (Greek muse) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Ἐρατώ (Greek muse) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Erato (Greek muse) (I)
Related Iconography:
member of .... Muses
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Muses (Greco-Roman deities)) [901001559]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... muse (deity)
.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... Term Not Found
..... AAT Candidate
symbolic attribute is .... lyre
.....(chordophones, sound devices by acoustical characteristics, sound devices (equipment), Sound Devices (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... epic poetry
.....(poetry, poetry and poems, genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Erato (Greek muse)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92D426 Erato (one of the Muses)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Ἐρατώ (Greek muse)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erato
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Erato," accessed 11 July 2017
................ Wikipedia (2000-)

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