Terpsichore
noun uk/tɜːpˈsɪk.ər.i/ us/tɜ˞ːpˈsɪk.ər.i/
忒耳普西科瑞（也译为特耳西科瑞，舞蹈女神，希腊神话中司文艺和科学的九位缪斯之一）
in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), the muse (= one of the nine goddesses who gave encouragement in different areas of the arts) of dance
She was cast as Terpsichore, the muse of dance. 她扮演忒耳普西科瑞这个角色，司舞蹈的缪斯女神。
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- The ballet, a dazzling portrayal of the young god's initiation by Terpsichore, the Muse of dance, is one of the icons of 20th-century neoclassicism.
- "For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, and the grace of Terpsichore," he commented.
- Inspired by the Greek Muse of dance, "Terpsichore's Dream" is a smoothly flowing series of dancelike vignettes.