Euterpe

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek Mythology

Scripts Εὐτέρπη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /eu̯.tér.pɛː/(Classical Greek) /ju.ˈtɜɹ.pi/(American English) /ju.ˈtɜː.pi/(British English)

Meaning & History

Means "delight" in Greek, ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and τέρπω (terpo) meaning "to satisfy, to cheer". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of music and joy. She was said to have invented the double flute.