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Definitions for word ERATO

The following 109 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Saturday, August 29, 200926AClassical lyre holderDoug Peterson
Thursday, February 05, 200914ASister of ClioDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, December 13, 200849DCalliope relativeFrank Longo
Monday, December 01, 200861APoetic MuseEric J. Platt
Monday, June 23, 200831DPoet's MuseAndrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer
Sunday, May 18, 200818AMuse with a wreath of myrtle and rosesBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, June 26, 200726DMuse with a lyreRay Fontenot
Sunday, May 20, 200782DMuse with a wreath of myrtle and rosesSeth A. Abel
Tuesday, January 09, 200744APoetry MuseEd Early
Monday, November 06, 200623APoet's MuseChristina Houlihan Kelly
Sunday, November 05, 200637AMuse of mimicryDerrick Niederman
Thursday, October 26, 200614ASister of MelpomeneTodd McClary and Dave Tuller
Thursday, October 12, 200614ASubject of Filippino Lippi's "Allegory of Music"Dave Tuller
Tuesday, August 29, 200651DPoetry MuseDavid Pringle
Wednesday, August 09, 200620ASister of ClioMaxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
Sunday, August 06, 200649DSister of ThaliaMark Feldman
Wednesday, July 05, 200659ALyrist of mythNancy Salomon
Monday, June 26, 200644AMuse of love poetryRandy Sowell
Wednesday, April 19, 200640DOdist's inspirationLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Monday, March 27, 200656AOne of the MusesJanice M. Putney
Wednesday, March 01, 200637ASister of UraniaRichard Silvestri
Sunday, October 02, 200511DPoet's inspirationRandolph Ross
Wednesday, August 17, 200518ASister of ThaliaKyle Mahowald
Tuesday, June 07, 200511DPoet's MuseLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, March 31, 20057DInspiration for poets and musiciansDavid Liben-Nowell
Monday, March 07, 200552DPoetry MuseChristina Houlihan Kelly
Monday, February 28, 200565AOne of the nine MusesMarjorie Berg
Tuesday, January 04, 200568APoetry MuseJohn Underwood
Sunday, April 18, 200473DMuse of poetryRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, March 24, 200437DMillay's MuseNorma Johnson
Sunday, March 21, 200468ALyre-playing MuseRoy Leban
Thursday, January 01, 200430ASister of ThaliaRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, December 31, 200315ASister of ClioAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, November 24, 200326DPoetry MuseNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, August 19, 200317AMuse of poetryKaren M. Tracey
Tuesday, May 20, 20032DLord Byron's MusePeter Abide
Tuesday, March 18, 200351DPoetic MuseWilliam Schaub
Wednesday, March 05, 200322APoet's MuseTyler Hinman
Sunday, February 16, 2003104DSister of MelpomeneCharles M. Deber
Wednesday, January 15, 200315ASister of TerpsichoreBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, September 09, 200229DLyre-carrying MuseWilliam I. Johnston
Sunday, August 25, 200220AMuse whose name means "passionate"Randolph Ross
Wednesday, July 24, 200261AOne of the MusesEric Berlin
Tuesday, June 04, 200263AMuse of poetryMatthew J. Koceich
Wednesday, April 17, 200249ASister of ClioRichard Silvestri
Thursday, November 29, 20012DInspiration for poets and musiciansPatrick Merrell
Thursday, November 15, 200156ASister of ThaliaAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, October 09, 200137DSister of UraniaPeter Gordon
Monday, July 16, 200155APoetry MusePeter Gordon
Tuesday, June 26, 20015DPoetry MuseStephen Windheim
Friday, April 20, 20012DGoddess pictured with a lyre and a crown of rosesChuck Deodene
Friday, April 13, 200124APoet's inspirationJoe DiPietro
Monday, March 19, 200168AMuse of lyric poetryPeter Gordon
Thursday, December 21, 200021AInspiration for YeatsManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 03, 2000106APoetic MuseElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, November 13, 200039DLove poet's MusePeter Gordon
Sunday, September 03, 2000100DMuse for a lyricistDavid J. Kahn
Monday, August 28, 200010DA MuseRichard Hughes
Friday, August 18, 20006DWordsworth's MusePatrick D. Berry
Sunday, July 23, 200069DDaughter of MnemosynePatrick Berry
Tuesday, July 18, 200063ASonneteer's MuseRichard Silvestri
Thursday, June 15, 20003DGoddess often pictured with a crown of rosesEdgar R. Fontaine
Wednesday, May 17, 20009DMuse of love poetryMichael S. Maurer
Wednesday, April 19, 200047DOne of nine sistersFrances Hansen
Monday, December 13, 199930DPoetry MuseDave and Diane Epperson
Tuesday, November 30, 199911DMuse of poetryElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, October 24, 199954AMuse for D. H. LawrenceNancy Salomon
Sunday, August 15, 199960DSister of CalliopeDavid J. Kahn
Monday, July 05, 19998DPoet's museGregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 21, 199920ASister of EuterpeFred Piscop
Friday, January 22, 199937DOne of a mythological enneadEd Early
Sunday, December 06, 199844DA MuseMarjorie Richter
Monday, November 02, 199826DMuse with a lyreSheldon Benardo
Tuesday, September 29, 19989DSappho's MuseThomas W. Schier
Monday, June 29, 199827DMuse of poetryGregory E. Paul
Sunday, June 07, 199831ASister of TerpsichoreRandolph Ross
Monday, May 04, 199815AMuse of love poetryHugh Davis
Monday, April 28, 199751AMuse of love poetryPeter Gordon
Tuesday, April 08, 199742DSister of CalliopeFred Piscop
Monday, March 10, 199726DPoet's MuseGregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 09, 199738AMuse for MiltonD. Niles
Sunday, December 08, 199666DDaughter of MnemosyneA. J. Santora
Wednesday, November 27, 199660ASister of UraniaR. Hughes
Sunday, November 17, 199641DGoddess with a lyreN. N. Joline
Tuesday, September 24, 199612DMuse of poetryS. Spadaccini
Sunday, July 14, 199673DSister of ClioJ. Schmalzbach
Sunday, June 23, 199641DSappho's MuseF. Hansen
Thursday, May 16, 19964ADaughter of ZeusF. Longo
Saturday, April 13, 19967DOne of nine sistersG. R. Ferguson
Friday, March 29, 199628DCalliope colleagueC. Millhauser
Tuesday, February 13, 199653APindar's MuseG. Paul
Sunday, January 14, 199637DOne of a mythical enneadC. Millhauser
Wednesday, October 18, 19954DSister of TerpsichoreNancy S. Ross
Wednesday, July 12, 199541AApollo attendantRobert Malinow
Monday, March 27, 199565APoetry MuseGregory E. Paul
Monday, February 13, 199552AMuse of poetrySidney L. Robbins
Sunday, January 15, 1995101APoetry-reading MuseErnie Furtado
Friday, January 13, 199528DSister of UraniaJudith Perry
Wednesday, November 30, 199456ASister of 31-AcrossJoan Scott
Sunday, November 13, 199498AHugh Hefner's Muse?Frank A. Longo
Saturday, August 06, 199444DLady with a lyreWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, July 03, 199458ASister of EuterpeA.J. Santora
Sunday, March 06, 199442DSappho's MuseFrances Hansen
Sunday, February 06, 199488DOne of Zeus's daughtersArthur S. Verdesca
Sunday, January 30, 1994115DOne of nineAlex K. Justin
Thursday, January 27, 199440DWoman with a lyreBetty Jorgensen
Monday, January 17, 199463ASister of ThaliaSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, December 28, 199326DSister of ThaliaRonald C. Hirschfield
Friday, December 10, 199327DLyrist of mythAlex K. Justin