of comedy and idyllic poetry, Jean-Marc Nattier.]]Thalia can refer to four distinct entities in Greek mythology, two of whom were daughters of Zeus, and a third of whom bore him sons. The name Thalia, or Thaleia (both ) is spelled Θάλεια in Greek and derives from the same stem as θάλλειν "to bloom". The Muse Thalia was a rustic goddess, the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry. In this context, her name means “flourishing,â€� because the praises in her songs flourish through time.[LINK: http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/MousaThaleia.html] Theoi Project - Mousa Thaleia Thalia was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the eighth-born of the nine Muses. Her children by Apollo were the Corybantes. In art, Thalia was portrayed holding a comic mask, a shepherd’s staff, or a wreath of ivy. See also · Muses in popular culture Referen

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