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From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.
muse (三人称単数 現在形 muses, 現在分詞 musing, 過去形および過去分詞形 mused)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/20 17:07 UTC 版)
The Muses (Ancient Greek αἱ μοῦσαι, hai moũsai: perhaps from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") in Greek mythology, poetry and literature are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths. The compliment to a real woman who inspires creative endeavor is a later idea.