The Muses Parade

The muses parade is an all female krewe, who throw out girly things like shoes and mirrors and purses. The muses are greek goddesses who were said to give inspiration to artists, poets, philosophers and musicians. They are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne and they were born at the foot of Mount Olympus in Pieria. Zeus was the king of the gods and Mnemosyne was the goddess of memory which is where their name comes from. Their name means memory or a reminder since back in the day poets didn't have any books to read, they had to rely on their memory. Throughout history the exact number of original muses was lost, starting with one, then three, and now nine. The muses are named: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. These muses and the celebrated muses among the women of the float, and they annually select an "honorary muse" from the community. Music, museum, and the word mosaic all come from the "muse." The muses worked closely with schools and education, and many schools recognized them. Any place that was dedicated to the Muses was called a mouseion, which comes from the word museum. The god of music and harmony, Apollo, was their leader and earned the name musagetes. They sat by Zeus's throne and sang to him and to other great heroes.