Calliopea

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Calliopēa f sg (genitive Calliopēae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Calliopē; (Greek mythology) The Muse Calliope, goddess and muse of epic poetry, or of poetry in general
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.79–80:
      tunc sīc, neglēctōs hederā redimitā capillōs,
      prīma suī coepit Calliopēa chorī
      Thus in this way, her unkempt hair wound in ivy,
      Calliope began, the first of her chorus.

      (See Calliope.)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Calliopēa
Genitive Calliopēae
Dative Calliopēae
Accusative Calliopēam
Ablative Calliopēā
Vocative Calliopēa