[mel-pom-uh-nee] 
| the Muse of tragedy. |
| Mel·pom·e·ne (měl-pŏm'ə-nē') n. Greek Mythology The Muse of tragedy. [Greek Melpomenē, from feminine present middle participle of melpein, to sing.] |
Melpomene
in Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, patron of tragedy and lyre playing. In Greek art her attributes were the tragic mask and the club of Heracles. According to some traditions, the half-bird, half-woman Sirens were born from the union of Melpomene with the river god Achelous
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