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Calliope

Calliope

Muse of eloquence and epic poetry, and former wife of Dream of the Endless.

Name:
Calliope
Real name:
Calliope
Aliases:
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Female
Powers:
  • Divine Powers
  • Immortal
  • Intellect
  • Longevity
  • Super Strength
  • Unarmed Combat
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In The Sandman, she is the youngest of the nine muses.  Traditionally, she is the oldest.  Her son, Orpheus, is a product of her marriage to Morpheus.  She was imprisoned for many years by author Erasmus Fry, and then Richard Madoc, another writer.  Eventually, Morpheus freed her.

Issues

July 1990

November 1991

September 1995

January 1997

June 2020

Volumes

1989

1991

1997

2018

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