Μοῦσα: Difference between revisions

|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 [[Μῶσα]]) <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>1298</span>, cf. <span class="title">An. Ox.</span>1.277:—[[Muse]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> Ὀλυμπιάδες Μοῦσαι, 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"><span class="bld">II</span> [[μοῦσα]], as Appellat., [[music]], [[song]], μοῦσα 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 [[strain]] 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 μοῦσαν <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. [[liberal arts]], [[accomplishments]], τὰς μούσας ἀφανίζων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>972</span>; ἀπαίδευτον τῶν περὶ τὰς νυμφικὰς μούσας <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>; [[κοινωνεῖν]] μούσης ib.<span class="bibl">411c</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">αὕτη ἡ Σωκράτους μοῦσα</b> that was [[Socrates]]'s [[way]], <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span>1.9</span>.</span>

|mdlsjtxt=[[Μοῦσα]], ης, ἡ, [&#42;μάω]<br /><b class="num">I.</b> the [[Muse]], in pl. the Muses, goddesses of [[song]], [[music]], [[poetry]], [[dancing]], the [[drama]], and all [[fine]] arts, Hom.: the names of the [[nine]] were [[Clio]], [[Euterpe]], [[Thalia]], [[Melpomene]], [[Terpsichore]], [[Erato]], [[Polymnia]] or [[Polyhymnia]], [[Urania]], and [[Calliope]], Hes.,<br /><b class="num">II.</b> [[μοῦσα]], as appellat., [[music]], [[song]], Pind., Trag.:—also [[eloquence]], Eur.:—in pl. arts, accomplishments, Ar., Plat.