Muse

/mjuz/

/mjuz/

Definitions of Muse

1. noun

   in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
   examples:

   Calliope

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

   Clio

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of history

   Erato

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

   Euterpe

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)

   Melpomene

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

   Polyhymnia

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

   Terpsichore

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song

   Thalia

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

   Urania

   (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy

   type of:

   Greek deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks