god
Calliope
The chief of the Muses, invoked by Lucretius in the proem of Book 6 as 'rest of men and delight of the gods' to guide his song to its finish.
Reading notes
- On the Nature of Things §6.2 Calliope
Chief of the nine Muses and patron of epic; Lucretius invokes her to guide his poem to its finish, addressing her with the Epicurean tag 'rest of men and delight of the gods.'