Gabriel

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Gabriel

• means man of God
• said to be an angel of many religions, including
  Catholicism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
• Catholic archangel
• appeared to Mary to announce the birth
• of Jesus (Annunciation-3/25)
• appeared to Zachariah-John the Baptist born to
  Elizabeth
• Christian angel of Mercy
• Feast day-9/29
• associated with the color red, fire, the
  directions West and North, Haizum (horse)

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Muses

• Greek goddesses of arts and sciences (inspire
  artists)
• Wells and springs
• daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of
  memory)
• Mnemosyne was the first Muse (White Goddess)
• nine total Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe,
  Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and
  Urania
• Music, Museum, and Mosaic derived from the
  word Muses

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Bibliography

• http//www.newadvent.org/cathen/06330a.htm
• http//www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id
  279
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel
• http//www.pantheon.org/articles/m/muses.html
• http//www.webwinds.com/thalassa/muses1.htm