I need some help. I want to know what a "muse" is. Are they fantasy creations made by mankind? I can remember one called Serendipity in a movie called Dogma, but it doesn't appear as one of the ancient greek mythological goddesses. My new century dictionary lists:
Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpoment, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania--all of them are supposedly in charge of a certain character attributes, like astronomy, literary, dancing, song, poetry, etc. But it doesn't tell me which is which. Can you point me to a link on the web that would explain this?
My reason is this: I want to create a new muse (a tenth) that was supposedly left out of the original list, and use her in a new novel. I want to call her Felicitous Fortune, or Felicity, for short. She will be the muse Lady Luck, but I don't know if she is described in one of the previous nine examples!
The book will be in the tone of the script Bedazzled, if you've ever seen that movie staring Brenden F. But it will naturally veer from the plot to make it unique. Now, what in the heck genre is this? Is this what they call urban fantasy? Am I stradling a dangerous fence here? I can think of other examples where mystical or fantasy (or mythological) characters interact with the MC:
Angels in the Outfield
Damn Yankees
Manequin
Date with an Angel
Splash
City of the Angels
The Bishop's Wife
Meet Joe Black
What is the precise name for this genre? I also know that these types of ideas lend themselves better to original screenplays.
Any links on this on the web that might clear this up?
Thanks so much,
Triceratops
Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpoment, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania--all of them are supposedly in charge of a certain character attributes, like astronomy, literary, dancing, song, poetry, etc. But it doesn't tell me which is which. Can you point me to a link on the web that would explain this?
My reason is this: I want to create a new muse (a tenth) that was supposedly left out of the original list, and use her in a new novel. I want to call her Felicitous Fortune, or Felicity, for short. She will be the muse Lady Luck, but I don't know if she is described in one of the previous nine examples!
The book will be in the tone of the script Bedazzled, if you've ever seen that movie staring Brenden F. But it will naturally veer from the plot to make it unique. Now, what in the heck genre is this? Is this what they call urban fantasy? Am I stradling a dangerous fence here? I can think of other examples where mystical or fantasy (or mythological) characters interact with the MC:
Angels in the Outfield
Damn Yankees
Manequin
Date with an Angel
Splash
City of the Angels
The Bishop's Wife
Meet Joe Black
What is the precise name for this genre? I also know that these types of ideas lend themselves better to original screenplays.
Any links on this on the web that might clear this up?
Thanks so much,
Triceratops
