Calliope (disambiguation)

Calliope (disambiguation)

Calliope is the muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology.

Calliope may also refer to:

In music

* Calliope (music), a musical instrument
* "Calliope", an instrumental by Tom Waits from his 2002 album "Blood Money"
* "Calliope!", a song by The Veils from their 2006 album "Nux Vomica"
*

In places

* Calliope, Queensland, Australia
** Shire of Calliope, the former Local Government Area which surrounded Calliope
** Calliope River, a river flowing through the area
* Calliope Projects, a housing project in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
* Calliope Point, a former headland in Devonport, New Zealand
** Calliope Dock, a dry dock graven into the above headland

In other uses

* "Calliope" (television program), an animation program
* "Calliope" (Sandman), a story in the 1990 collection "Dream Country", from The Sandman series by Neal Gaiman
* Calliope Hummingbird, a hummingbird species
* T34 Calliope, a tank-mounted rocket launcher
* HMS "Calliope" (disambiguation), five ships of the Royal Navy
* Calliope, another name for the Origins Award

ee also

* Kalliopi, Kalliopi Saratsopoulou, Greek singer/songwriter and actress
* Kalliopi (martyr), also known as Saint Calliope, a 3rd century Eastern martyr
* 22 Kalliope, an asteroid


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