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|Definition=ης, ἡ, Aeol. Μοῖσα Sapph.84, <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).130.16, etc.; Dor. Μῶσα <span class="bibl">Alcm. 1</span>, etc.; Lacon. Μῶἁ (for <b class="b3">Μῶσα</b>) <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>1298</span>, cf. <span class="title">An. Ox.</span>1.277:—<span class="title">Muse</span>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> Ὀλυμπιάδες Μ., Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο θυγατέρες <span class="bibl">Il.2.491</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>25</span>, etc.; nine in number, first in <span class="bibl">Od.24.60</span>; named in <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>75</span> sqq. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">μοῦσα</b>, as Appellat., <b class="b2">music, song</b>, μ. στυγερά <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>308</span> (anap.); εὔφαμος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>695</span> (lyr.); καναχὰν . . θείας ἀντίλυρον μούσας <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>643</span> (lyr.); Αἰακῷ μοῖσαν φέρειν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>3.28</span>; <b class="b3">τίς ἥδε μοῦσα</b>; what <b class="b2">strain</b> is this ? <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span>757</span>; ἄλυρος μ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1028</span> (lyr.); διὰ μούσας ᾖξα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Alc.</span>962</span> (lyr.): in Prose, ᾄδειν ἀδόκιμον μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 829d</span>: in pl., <b class="b3">μοῦσαι Σφιγγός</b>, of the Sphinx's riddle, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>50</span>; esp. <b class="b2">liberal arts, accomplishments</b>, τὰς μούσας ἀφανίζων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>972</span>; ἀπαίδευτον τῶν περὶ τὰς νυμφικὰς μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>775b</span>: also in sg., τῆς ἀληθινῆς μ. ἠμεληκέναι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>548b</span>; <b class="b3">κοινωνεῖν μούσης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">411c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">αὕτη ἡ Σωκράτους μ</b>. that was Socrates's <b class="b2">way</b>, <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span>1.9</span>.</span>