A small book in which Sister Wendy discusses each of the nine muses in turn, with reference to porcelain figurines portraying them, followed by their leader Apollo, the sun god who is also the god of poetry intellect and song. I have always been interested in mythology and the symbols artists used when portraying religious and mythological subjects, but I've never been particularly fond of porcelain figurines, so I would have prefered it to be illustrated by paintings. ( )