Color Names

Calliope

Muse of epic poetry, with a voice as warm and gentle as worn stone.

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Calliope is a muted beige.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Calliope

Calliope

In Greek mythology, Calliope is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".

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Calliope (instrument)

A calliope is an American musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles.

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Calliope

Proper noun

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – rubythroats and close relatives.

Proper noun

  1. The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.
  2. 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
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