Pierides (mythology)

The Challenge of the Pierides by Rosso (c. 1520)

In Greek mythology, the Pierides (Ancient Greek: Πιερίδες) or Emathides (Ἠμαθίδες) were the nine sisters who defied the Muses in a contest of song and, having been defeated, were turned into birds. The Muses themselves are sometimes called by this name.[1][2]

  1. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 6.76.
  2. ^ Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, s.v. Pierides