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Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library. [2]The word Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized: Moûsai) perhaps came from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men-(the basic meaning of which is 'put in mind' in verb formations with transitive function and 'have in mind' in those with intransitive function), [3] or from root *men ...
A muse is a person who provides creative inspiration to a person of the arts (such as a writer, artist, composer, and so on) or sometimes in the sciences. In the course of history, these have usually (but not necessarily) been women. The term is derived from the Muses, ancient Greek goddesses of inspiration. Human muses are woven throughout ...
See Category:Muses (persons) for people who were sources of inspiration. Pages in category "Muses (mythology)" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, and mimic imitation. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she has mostly been shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument often associated with Apollo. [2]
Please note there should be a weight of evidence that the people added to this category can be described as a muse as a defining characteristic in order to justify their inclusion. For the nine goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts, please use Category:Muses (mythology) .
The muse Clio is a character in Piers Anthony's Xanth series. She features as the protagonist in the 2004 book Currant Events. The muse Clio is a main supporting character in Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St. Mary's series – using the name "Mrs. Partridge" as a cover while working as the personal assistant to Dr. Bairstowe. Her true ...
Muse Entertainment, Canadian independent film and television producer and service provider; Muse (character), a character from Marvel Comics and enemy of Daredevil; Muse, a character from DC Comics and enemy of Blue Beetle; Muse Communication, also known as simply Muse, a Taiwanese distributor and licensor; The Muse, character in The Muse ARG
In Greek mythology, Aoede / eɪ ˈ iː d iː / (Ancient Greek: Ἀοιδή, Aoidē) was one of the three original Boeotian muses, which later grew to five before the Nine Olympian Muses were named. Her sisters were Melete and Mneme. She was the muse of voice and song. She lends her name to the moon Jupiter XLI, also called Aoede, which orbits ...