Aoide

For the moon of Jupiter, see Aoede (moon).

In Greek mythology, Aoede /ˈd/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀοιδή, Aoidē) was one of the three original (Boeotian) muses, which later expanded to five, before the Nine Olympian Muses were named. Her sisters were Melete and Mneme. She was the muse of voice and song. According to Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus, the King of the Gods, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory.

She lends her name to the moon Jupiter XLI, also called Aoede, which orbits the planet Jupiter.

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