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# Word of the day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-1490/
- Published: 2019-06-23T18:15:21.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-08T02:19:16.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: Blog, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 04:14

The word for today is…

muse (noun) – 1\. (Greek Mythology) Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.  
2\. (a) A guiding spirit.  
(b) A source of inspiration.  
3\. (Archaic) A poet.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/muse?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The Muses were the nine Greek goddesses who presided over the arts, including music and literature. A shrine to the Muses was called in Latin a Museum (which came to mean “a place for learned occupation”). An artist or poet about to begin work would call on a particular Muse for inspiration, and a poem itself might begin with such a call; thus, Homer’s Odyssey begins, “Sing to me of the man, Muse” (that is, of Odysseus). Today, a muse may be one’s special creative spirit, but some artists and writers have also chosen living human beings to serve as their muses.