▁authors ▁( such ▁as ▁H omer ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁trad itions ▁and ▁belief s ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁Gree ks ▁mus icians ▁would ▁invoke ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁E uter pe ▁to ▁insp ire , ▁guide ▁and ▁assist ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁compos itions . ▁This ▁would ▁often ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁prayer ▁for ▁divine ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁minor ▁god dess . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁The ▁mountain ▁spring ▁on ▁Mount ▁Par n ass us ▁was ▁sacred ▁to ▁E uter pe ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Mus es . ▁It ▁flow ed ▁between ▁two ▁high ▁rocks ▁above ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Del phi , ▁and ▁in ▁ancient ▁times ▁its ▁sacred ▁waters ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁a ▁square ▁stone ▁bas in , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁retained ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁P yth ia , ▁the ▁pri ests , ▁priest esses , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁oracle ▁of ▁Apol lo . ▁ ▁Some ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁she ▁invent ed ▁the ▁a ulos ▁or ▁double - fl ute , ▁though ▁most ▁myth ograph ers ▁credit ▁Mars y as ▁or ▁Ath ena ▁with ▁its ▁in vention . ▁Some ▁say ▁she ▁also ▁invent ed ▁other ▁wind ▁instruments . ▁E uter pe ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁holding ▁a ▁fl ute ▁in ▁art istic ▁rend itions ▁of ▁her . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Muse ▁ ▁Mus es ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁E uter pe ▁by ▁Paul - Jac ques - A im é ▁Baud ry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G reek ▁Mus es ▁Category : Th rac o - Mac ed