# The Muses — Victory Odes character guide

> The Muses in Victory Odes by Pindar.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Muses

**First appearance:** 0001-victory-odes

## Who they are

Nine goddesses of arts and sciences, invoked for poetic inspiration.

## In the story

### [VI For Agesias of Syracuse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/vi)

Bright-haired Muses who sanction the poet's witness and inspire his song.

### [XI For Agesidamus of Lokri Epizephyrii](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/xi)

Invoked as Song-queens to attend the festal celebration of Agesidamus's victory.

### [XIV For Asopichus of Orchomenus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/xiv)

Implied through the invocation of the Graces and the poetic chant.

### [V For Pytheas of Aegina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/v)

Sang at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis on Pelion.

### [IX For Chromius of Etna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/ix)

Queens of Song, called upon to lead the revel from Apollo's Sikyonian fane to Etna.

### [X For Theaius of Argos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/x)

Referenced as recipients of Theaius's victories, which 'gave to the Muses new acres to till.'

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/vi)

Invoked as the source of poetic inspiration for the victory ode.

### [VIII For Kleandros of Aegina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/viii)

Helicon's Maids; they sang dirges at Achilles' pyre and continue to glorify heroes.

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