Erato

Erato
Goddess of erotic and lyrical poetry
Member of the Muses
Roman statue of Erato (2nd century AD), playing the kithara or lyre
AbodeMount Olympus
SymbolsLyre, kithara
Genealogy
ParentsZeus and Mnemosyne
SiblingsEuterpe, Polyhymnia, Urania, Clio, Calliope, Thalia, Terpsichore, Melpomene and several paternal half-siblings
ConsortMalus (Μάλος)
ChildrenCleophema
Erato on an antique fresco from Pompeii

In Greek mythology, Erato (/ˈɛrət/; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ) is one of the Greek Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica.[1]