Muse
The nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who inspired artists and musicians. Four of the daughters: Calliope, Euterpe, Erato and Polyhymnia were specifically responsible for inspiring poets.
[n] the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
[n] in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
[v] reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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Synonyms
chew over, contemplate, excogotate, meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over
Related Terms
absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, afflatus, allude to, Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, artistic imagination, bard, be absent, be abstracted, bemusement, blurt, blurt out, Bragi, brood, brood over, brown study, call atte