Another one of their number married Oeagrus and bore Heracles' music tutor, Linus.
One of these figures holds a globe and a compass and has a cloak full of stars. This group turned Pierus' daughters into magpies and blinded Thamyris; they defeated those boastful mortals in contests. Another one of their number married Oeagrus and bore Heracles' music tutor, Linus. These figures, who reside on Mount Helicon, were daughters of the Titaness of (*) memory, Mnemosyne, and Homer asked them to sing of the rage of Achilles at the beginning of The Iliad. One of these deities was the mother of a musician who nearly brought his wife back from the dead, Orpheus. For 10 points, name this group of nine goddesses who represent inspiration in the arts.
One of these figures holds a globe and a compass and has a cloak full of stars.
Muses [or Musae; or Mousai]