Μοῦσα: Difference between revisions

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