Muse
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- proper noun
- /mjuːz/
- Literature
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musa
- It's the invocation of the muse from the Odyssey, from Homer's Odyssey, the translation by TE Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia.
So just what the heck was in this grand temple to the Muses?
- So just what the heck was in this grand temple to the Muses?
- Plato supposed that the poetry of the Rhapsodies was inspiration, literally the inhalation of the breath of the Muses.
- You're spoken to by the Muses and what they're whispering is peanut butter, Peanut butter and Jelly.
- Kane was I was AI was AI was AI was a young boy that was raised by a single mum with a big family, the Muses.
Examples
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Pope had the same thing in mind when he wrote: "O let my Muse her slender reed inspire."
Academic text (1998) -
This is how the Muse of Fire rolls.
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The Muse of history and time.
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We writers claim to be indifferent to any voice save that of our Muse, but we writers lie.
Fiction book (1999) -
Clio, the Muse of history, has been held to offer both "maternal sustenance and grave example."
Academic text (2007) -
Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry, inspired many great writers throughout history.
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In her artwork, the Muse of inspiration can be seen guiding the brush strokes.
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Every artist seeks the help of a Muse to unlock their creative potential.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muse comes from the old Greek name Mousa, one of nine goddesses who were thought to 'inspire' poets, musicians and thinkers. So a Muse is a source of creative ideas, and we now call a person a 'muse' when they give an artist inspiration.