They are actually in charge of "inspiration." Each muse gives inspiration for a different type of "art."
The Latin word is 'musica' and the Greek 'mousike' meaning pertaining to the muses or the art in which the muses presided, particularly music
No. The Muses were nine goddesses in Greek mythology, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
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The Nine Muses are the inspiration of the Greek mythology.
The Muses
The father of the known muses in Greek Mythology was Zeus, offspring of Mmemosyne, goddess of memory.
Muses presided over arts and sciences in Greek mythology. This is why writers and artists often talk about their muses.
One of the Muses.
Invoking creativity for the poet or artist.
The word music is ultimately from the Greek term mousike [techne] "[art] of the Muses". The Muses were nine Greek deities who ruled over, and inspired, literature and other arts. (The Muses were also the source of our word "museum".)
The Greek word is Mousikos meaning pertaining to the muses. The word also derive from the Greek word Mousa meaning Muse, any art from which the muses presided, especially music
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