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muse

 (n): in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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about 18 hours ago bilby said:

Thanks for the amusement.

about 18 hours ago johnmperry said:

The nine muses are:

  • Calliope (the 'beautiful of speech'): chief of the muses and muse of epic or heroic poetry
  • Clio (the 'glorious one'): muse of history
  • Erato (the 'amorous one'): muse of love or erotic poetry, lyrics, and marriage songs
  • Euterpe (the 'well-pleasing'): muse of music and lyric poetry
  • Melpomene (the 'chanting one'): muse of tragedy
  • Polyhymnia or Polymnia (the 'singer of many hymns'): muse of sacred song, oratory, lyric, singing and rhetoric
  • Terpsichore (the 'one who delights in dance'): muse of choral song and dance
  • Thalia (the 'blossoming one'): muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
  • Urania (the 'celestial one'): muse of astronomy

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