Melpomene (disambiguation)

Melpomene was one of the Nine Muses in Greek mythology and a Greek female given name (popular variant: Melpo).

Melpomene may also refer to:

• 18 Melpomene, a main belt asteroid
• Heliconius melpomene, a common butterfly in South and Central America
• HMS Melpomene, seven ships of the Royal Navy
• Melpomene (plant), a genus of polypod fern
• Melpomene (spider) a genus of spider in the family Agelenidae
• Melpomene Projects, one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans
• Melpo Mene, an Indie pop band from Stockholm, Sweden
• Melpomene, a woman reported to have attempted to participate in the 1896 Olympics, possibly Stamata Revithi
• Melpomene, album from the band Frailty
• "Melpomene," Book IV of the Histories by Herodotus