s ▁having ▁been ▁born ▁from ▁the ▁four ▁sacred ▁spr ings ▁on ▁Hel icon ▁which ▁flow ed ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁after ▁Peg as us , ▁the ▁wing ed ▁horse , ▁stamp ed ▁his ▁ho ov es ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Mus es , ▁E uter pe ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁on ▁M t . ▁Olymp us ▁where ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁sister s ▁ent ert ained ▁their ▁father ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Olymp ian ▁gods ▁with ▁their ▁great ▁art istry . ▁Later ▁on , ▁tradition ▁also ▁placed ▁them ▁on ▁M t . ▁Hel icon ▁in ▁Bo e ot ia ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁cult ▁center ▁to ▁the ▁god d esses , ▁or ▁on ▁M t . ▁Par n ass us ▁where ▁the ▁Cast al ian ▁spring ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁destination ▁for ▁po ets ▁and ▁artists . ▁ ▁P ind ar ▁and ▁other ▁sources ▁( the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Bibli othe ca , ▁and ▁Ser vi us ), ▁describe ▁the ▁Th ra cian ▁king ▁Rh es us , ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁I li ad , ▁as ▁son ▁of ▁E uter pe ▁and ▁the ▁river - god ▁Str ym on ; ▁H omer ▁calls ▁him ▁son ▁of ▁E ione us . ▁ ▁Function s ▁Her ▁and ▁her ▁sister s ’ ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁entertain ▁the ▁gods ▁on ▁Mount ▁Olymp us . ▁She ▁inspired ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁liberal ▁and ▁fine ▁arts ▁in ▁An cient ▁Greece , ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁insp iration ▁to ▁po ets , ▁dram at ists , ▁and