Clio is the muse of heroic poetry and history in Greek mythology.

Clio may also refer to:

• Clio, the name of one of the Oceanids
• Clio, the name of one of the Nereids
• Clio, a girl's given name, sometimes spelled Cleo, Klio, or Kleio

Places

United States

• Clio, Alabama
• Clio, California
• Clio, Iowa
• Clio, Michigan
• Clio, South Carolina

Greece

• Clio, Greece, a small village located in the north of Lesbos Island

Ships

• HMS Clio (1806)
• HMS Clio (1858)

Other

• Renault Clio, a compact French hatchback car
  • Renault Clio Cup, a one make racing series dedicated to the car.
• The Clio Awards, for best in advertising and design
• CLIO, the information server that used the Gopher protocol to provide access to information in the National Archives and Records Administration
• Vadem Clio, a handheld PC

See also

• 84 Klio, an asteroid
• Clioidae, the family of sea butterflies

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Extended Definition: Clio

Clio

Clio—detail from The Allegory of Painting by Johannes Vermeer

In Greek mythology, Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, pronounced /'klaɪoʊ/ in English) or Kleio is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She had one son, Hyacinth, with the King of Macedonia, Pierus. Some sources say she was also the mother of Hymenaios. She is often represented with a parchment scroll or a set of tablets and is also known as the Proclaimer. The name is from the root κλέω/κλείω, meaning "recount" or "make famous".^[1]

In popular culture

Clio (also known as "Kira") is portrayed by Kerry Butler in the Broadway musical Xanadu.

Clio is a character in the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

References

1. D. S. Levene, Damien P. Nelis (2002). Clio and the Poets: Augustan Poetry and the Traditions of Ancient Historiography. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9004117822. 

The Nine Muses / Greek Mythology Calliope · Clio · Erato · Euterpe · Melpomene · Polyhymnia · Terpsichore · Thalia · Urania

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