The most common story is that the Muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. Another myth states that they are daughter of Ouranos and Gaea, making them primordial goddesses.
Most of them were born by other goddesses.
The Muses are not reported to have any "weakness" in Greek myth, being that they are Greek goddesses.
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9 daughters of Zeus, the goddesses of the arts including poetry, history, comedy etc..
According to the earliest Greek writers, the Muses were the inspiring goddesses of song, as well the divinities presiding over the arts, poetry and science. With regard to their number, we're told that originally 3 were worshipped on Mount Helicon and their names were Melete (meditation), Mneme (memory) and Aoede (song).
No. The Muses were nine goddesses in Greek mythology, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
The goddesses of inspiration were the muses, daughters of Zeus.
The Muses are not reported to have any "weakness" in Greek myth, being that they are Greek goddesses.
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The Muses were nine musical goddesses, not one.
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Perhaps you are referring to the Muses? In Greek mythology, the Muses are the goddesses who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces.
The English word "music" comes from the Greek term "mousike". It was related to the art of listening to the muses who were Greek goddesses.
Music is probably named after the Muses: the nine daughters of Memory which were the goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology.
9 daughters of Zeus, the goddesses of the arts including poetry, history, comedy etc..
The word music comes from the Greek word (mousike), which means "(art) of the Muses". In Ancient Greece the Muses included the goddesses of music, poetry, art, and dance.
Actually, the nine Muses were the goddesses of all creative things: poetry/writing, theatre, art, etc.