Calliope /(kăl*lī"ō̇*pē̇)/

Cal·li·o·pe

Calliope

n.
  1. The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. (Class. Myth.)
  2. One of the asteroids. See Solar. (Astron.)
  3. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
  4. A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions. (Zool.)