E R A T O

Meet my new baby. Erato.

In Greek mythology, Erato ( /ˈɛrətoʊ/; Greek: Ἐρατώ) is one of the Greek Muses. 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]

Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry. In theOrphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since theRenaissance she is often shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument that Apollo or she herself invented^.

Here’s how he’s doin: