Muse




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Muse

The source of artistic inspiration—from the nine Greek goddesses of arts and sciences to any person, place, or force that inspires creative work.

Origin: Greek Script: Μοῦσα Transliteration: moûsa Category: Literary & Artistic Concept
Pronunciation: 🇺🇸 US/moʊ sɑ/ 🇬🇧 UK/məʊ sɒ/

Definition

The source of artistic inspiration—from the nine Greek goddesses of arts and sciences to any person, place, or force that inspires creative work.

Detailed

The source of artistic inspiration—from the nine Greek goddesses of arts and sciences to any person, place, or force that inspires creative work. From Greek Moûsa (one of the nine goddesses of arts and sciences). The source of artistic inspiration. Sanskrit ‘Sarasvatī’. Artists have invoked their muse since Homer.

Etymology

From Greek Moûsa (one of the nine goddesses of arts and sciences). The source of artistic inspiration. Sanskrit ‘Sarasvatī’. Artists have invoked their muse since Homer.

Explanations

Conceptual Breakdown

The source of artistic inspiration—from the nine Greek goddesses of arts and sciences to any person, place, or force that inspires creative work.

Translations & Equivalents

Language Script Transliteration Pronunciation
Telugu ప్రేరణ ప్రేరణ
Tamil கலைத்தேவதை கலைத்தேவதை
Kannada ಕಲಾದೇವತೆ ಕಲಾದೇವತೆ
Malayalam കലാദേവത കലാദേവത
Hindi प्रेरणामूर्ति प्रेरणामूर्ति
Sanskrit सरस्वती सरस्वती
Gujarati પ્રેરણામૂર્તિ પ્રેરણામૂર્તિ
Bengali অনুপ্রেরণাদাত্রী অনুপ্রেরণাদাত্রী
Marathi प्रेरणामूर्ती प्रेरणामूर्ती
Urdu الہام الہام
Arabic ملهمة ملهمة
French muse muse
German Muse Muse
Spanish musa musa
Portuguese musa musa
Chinese (Simplified) 缪斯 缪斯
Chinese (Traditional) 繆斯 繆斯
Japanese ミューズ ミューズ
Polish muza muza
Russian муза муза
Malay ilham ilham
Indonesian muse muse
Filipino musa musa
Italian musa musa
Danish muse muse
English muse muse

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Musa: Inspiración Artística en la Mitología

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