CalliopeMuse of epic poetry
The queen of the Muses, and the word that outlasts time.
Calliope with stylus and book, her lyre at her side, beneath a stone tablet of Latin maxims — and the epic canon on the shelf behind her: the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Theogony, the Aeneid.
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The Latin
Vox memoriae. Carmen aeternum. Per verbum, tempus vincimus.
“The voice of memory. The eternal song. Through the word, we conquer time.”
On the back, beside your card's number, her blessing:
Assit tibi regina musarum. Quidquid incipies, o homo, ad gloriam ducat.
“May the queen of the Muses be at your side. Whatever you undertake, may it lead to glory.”
Questions
- What is engraved on the back of the Calliope card?
- May the queen of the Muses be at your side. Whatever you undertake, may it lead to glory. — together with the ornament and the card's own number.
- Is the edition limited?
- No. The numbering is open: each card takes the next number in the workshop ledger, in the order the cards are made.
- How much is it and where does it ship from?
- €29, made to order and sent from Munich with tracking. Shipping cost and delivery estimate for your country are shown on the Etsy listing, where the card is sold.