calliope

n. muse of heroic poetry (Greek Mythology); musical instrument

n. type of organ

In Greek mythology, Calliope ("beautiful-voiced", also spelled Kaliope or Kalliope, in Greek, Καλλιόπη, pronounced in English /kə'laɪəpi/ ka-LIE-oh-pee) was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is now best known as Homer's muse, the inspiration for the Iliad and the Odyssey.She had two sons, Orpheus and Linus by either Apollo or the king Oeagrus, of Thrace. She was the oldest and wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. She was the judge in the argument over Adonis between Aphrodite and Persephone, giving each equal time with him. She was represented by a stylus and wax tablets.
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Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
(hypernym) Muse
(classification) Greek mythology

Noun
1. a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
(synonym) steam organ
(hypernym) musical instrument, instrument
(part-meronym) steam whistle

n. Calliope, muse of heroic poetry (Greek Mythology); musical instrument

(n.)
The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
  

(n.)
One of the asteroids. See Solar.
  

(n.)
A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
  

(n.)
A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.