In Greek mythology she was one of the muses of theatre. She was called the Melodiosa, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosine. Although she was initially a muse of singing and musical harmony, she became the muse of tragedy. In Botany it is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiceae. In Animal Biology. it is also a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It's also the name of an asteroid.
