(Τερψιχόρα), one of the nine Muses, presided over choral song and dancing. (Hes. Theog. 78 ; Pind. Isthm. 2.7; Plat. Phaedr. p. 259 ; comp. MUSAE.)
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890