Musides

Musides
   In “The Tree,” the sculptor who poisons his friend Kalos in order that he might win the competition they are engaged in to create a statue of Tyche for the Tyrant of Syracuse. He is killed and his sculpture destroyed by a limb from the tree at Kalos’ tomb that breaks off in a storm. The name means “son of the Muses” in Greek.

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  • Kalos —    In “The Tree,” the sculptor, erstwhile friend of Musides, who competes with him in creating a sculpture of Tyche for the Tyrant of Syracuse. Musides poisons Kalos that he may take the prize, but Kalos exacts revenge from beyond the grave. The… …   An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia

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