Melpomene

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
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
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek Mythology

Scripts Μελπομένη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /mel.po.mé.nɛː/(Classical Greek) /mɛl.ˈpɑm.ə.ˌni/(American English) /mɛl.ˈpɒm.ə.ˌniː/(British English)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek μέλπω (melpo) meaning "to sing, to celebrate with song". This was the name of one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology, the muse of tragedy.