Calliope (disambiguation)

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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

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

[edit] See 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