MAKE A MEME View Large Image Satue of Terpsichore - detail.JPG 'The whirler of the dance' Hesiod Greek poet Terpsichore was one of the Muses her name means 'she who delights in dancing' she presided over dance and lyric poetry In this statue she is portrayed holding an ...
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Keywords: Satue of Terpsichore - detail.JPG 'The whirler of the dance' Hesiod Greek poet Terpsichore was one of the Muses her name means 'she who delights in dancing' she presided over dance and lyric poetry In this statue she is portrayed holding an Aeolian harp and what might be a pair of dividers or a plectrum The statue was sculpted in marble by John Walsh in 1771 It was commissioned by Sir Charles Kerneys Tynte fith baronet of Halswell House for his 'Temple of Harmony' Photograph was taken in the Somerset County Museum in Taunton on 29-Oct-05 2005-04-01 own assumed Gaius Cornelius Statues of Terpsichore Somerset County Museum Aeolian Harps Sculptures by John Walsh
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