Most of our western culture is based on Greek and Roman ideas, symbols and philosophies. Like the nine Muses, which gave us the word for museum:

The word comes from the Latin museum, which is in turn derived from the Greek mouseion, which refers to a place or temple dedicated to the Muses, the patron divinities in Greek mythology of the arts.

Above is a bust of Calliope:

In Greek mythology, Calliope (”beautiful-voiced”) was the muse for epic poetry. She had two sons, Orpheus and Linus with Apollo. She was the oldest and wisest of the Muses. She was the judge in the argument over Adonis between Aphrodite and Persephone. She was represented by a stylus and wax tablets. - all quotes from Wikipedia

If find it especially interesting and tragic that she was the mother of Orpheus. His and Eurydice’s sad tale always moves me deeply …