Definitions for eratoˈɛr əˌtoʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Er•a•toˈɛr əˌtoʊ(n.)

  1. the Muse of lyric poetry.

    Category: Mythology

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Erato(noun)

    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

Wiktionary

  1. Erato(ProperNoun)

    The Muse of lyric poetry, particularly of love and eroticism.

  2. Origin: From the Greek meaning lovely.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Erato(noun)

    the Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Erato

    the muse of erotic poetry and elegy, represented with a lyre in her left hand.


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