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→ IC INFOCharacter Name/Alias: Calliope
Character age: Ancient (a bit younger than Zeus, we’ll say)
Canon: The Netflix streaming series The Sandman
Canon point: The very last episode
History: Calliope was born the youngest of nine muses and resided on Mount Helicon. It was always her attitude that she should be able to give her gifts to those she chose. One man she chose to inspire was Homer who wrote The Odyssey. There was a mutual admiration between Calliope and the god of dreams, Oneiros, and they wed and soon had a son together, but Oneiros was always putting his work first. When their son died, Calliope blamed Oneiros, also called Morpheus, and left him. 60 years ago, Calliope was enslaved by Erasmus Fry on the shores of Mount Helicon, where he burned her scroll after reading it and saying, "Calliope, you may call me master." He brought her home and kept her imprisoned in his cellar, where he forced her to use her gifts of inspirations to help him become a world renowned author. However, it came to a point where not even her inspiration could keep people interested in his writing, and so he sold her to Richard Madoc, who much like Erasmus, was a writer in dire need of inspiration. He attempted to woo her with presents, clothes, jewelry, perfumes, etc. but she was not impressed and sought freedom by praying to The Fates, who couldn't help and also revealed that much like herself, Morpheus, the father of her child, had been captured by mortals as well.
The bad blood between Calliope and Morpheus was because she had blamed him for their son’s death when Orpheus, their child, asked Morpheus for help taking on a god in an effort to bring back his lost love and Morpheus refused. This was when both Orpheus and Calliope left Morpheus.
Four years after hearing of Morpheus’ predicament, Calliope discovered that Morpheus had broken free of his imprisonment and attempted to summon him, but she was caught by Richard and taken back to her room. Fortunately, it would seem as though Dream received her message, as he later visited her and agreed not only to set her free, but to punish Richard. With Morpheus interceding on her behalf, Calliope was freed from her imprisonment and wanted to ensure this never happened again by inspiring humanity to want better for themselves and rewriting the laws by which she was held. In their brief time together, Calliope noticed that Dream had changed and wondered if he still hated her for leaving him and blaming him for what happened, but he did not. Calliope then asked if she could visit Morpheus in The Dreaming so that they could finally talk about their son and grieve properly. One day perhaps, he responded, but Dream wasn't quite ready yet. Understanding that he needed more time, Calliope thanked him again before heading back into the world, free once more.
Appearance: herPersonality: Inspiring – It is the very nature of a muse to be inspiring, but everything about her is from her strength and resilience to her beauty and forgiveness.
Quiet Strength – Calliope does not need to shout to be a commanding presence. She is clearly a powerful presence.
Patience – She was kept prisoner for more than sixty years, waiting for the right time to ask for help and escape.
Good Heart – Her first reaction once freed is to make sure that nothing similar ever happens to anyone else and to make humanity want for better.
Romantic – Even after all they’ve been through, she still carries a warmth in her heart for her Oneiros (Morpheus)
What did they do to end up here?: She left her spouse when he was wounded by grief and needed her most.
Powers / Abilities:Immortality – She’s a daughter of Zeus
Inspiration – She’s a muse
Magic – She knows ancient Greek magic
Inventory: A writing set including quill, ink, and a scroll of parchment – the white robes of a Greek goddess – A copy of The Odyssey
Samples: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/8056181.html?thread=3497799541#cmt3497799541 https://reparacijamemes.dreamwidth.org/2281.html?thread=1019625#cmt1019625 ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
