Calliope (The Sandman)

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Character
Name: Calliope
Occupation: Muse of Epic Poetry
Relationships: Zeus (father), Hecate (mother/s), Dream of the Endless (former husband), Orpheus (son)
Fandom: The Sandman
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Calliope is the Greek Muse of epic poetry and eloquence, considered wisest of the nine Muses, and mother to Orpheus. In The Sandman, she was once married to Dream of the Endless. In the 2022 Netflix adaptation, she is portrayed by Melissanthi Mahut.

Canon

Writers are liars, my dear.[1]

In Fandom

Since the release of her Netflix episode, Calliope has become relatively popular among Dreamling shippers as the third member of a polyship with Dream and Hob Gadling.