What kind of goddess does the muse represent in ancient Greek mythology?

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Muse (Greek Mousai) is one of the nine ancient goddesses in Greek mythology. They represent legends expressed through traditional music and dance, instant and popular songs. They are daffodils from the spring water of Lincoln Mountain. Later, people made Apollo, the god of Olympus, their leader.

Hesiod said in his genealogy that they were the daughters of Zeus, the king of gods, and Mane Moxini, the goddess of memory. Alkman thinks they are older than Zeus, and they are the daughters of Uranus and Gaia.

They and the inspiration narcissus Kemini in Roman mythology.

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The mysterious muse

Bosania reported that there were only three muses at the beginning: Oide (Aoide, Song, Sound), Miret (Practice, Situation) and Monniemo Sinne (Memory). These three muses reflect the poetic forms and techniques needed by ancient people to hold worship ceremonies.

Later, the classic nine muses were:

* Otby (Music)

:: Carly Obi (epic)

* Cleo (history)

* erato (lyrics)

* Merbomo (tragedy)

* Polly Chana (Chant)

* Tessie Curry (Dance)

* Talia (comedy)

* Urania (astronomy)

These nine muses embodied the ancient Greeks' complete understanding of the art of poetry, but which muse was the embodiment of which art was later defined.

In the art after ancient Greece (Rome, Renaissance and neoclassicism), in sculpture and painting, every muse was put together with some representative objects:

* Ortebe (Music): Flute

:: Carly Obi (Epic): Wordpad

Cleo: a roll of paper and a book.

Erato (Lyrics): Harp and Rose Crown.

Merbomo: the mask of tragedy

* Polihania (hymn): generally more solemn.

* Tessie Currie (Dancing): Dancing with the harp.

* Talija (comedy): comedy mask

* Urania (astronomy): celestial instruments

Muse is the referee of Apollo and Marcus. After orpheus's death, the Muse collected and buried orpheus's broken body. Tamiris challenged the Muse, who punished his arrogance and blinded him.

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social role

The name Muse may come from the indo-European root *men-, from which the Greek word Mnemosyne, the Latin word Minerva and the English words mind, mental intelligence and memory all come.

Muse is not only the representative of art, but also the art itself (in English, the word muse comes from muse). Before the Greeks mastered writing, Muse was also the representative of learning and God. The first Greek astronomy book written by Thales was written in the form of poetry, and many philosophical works before Socrates were also written in the form of poetry. Plato and Pythagoras both believe that philosophy is a part of art. Herodotus named each volume of history after a different muse.

Solon believes that Muse brings prosperity and friendship to mankind, which is the secret of a better life. In order to complete his political reform, he asked the boys in Athens to pray for the muse and recite his poems in the annual festivals.

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The role in literature

In literary works, the muse usually appears in the form of epic or story. They are often quoted by the author as an assistant or narrator of the story, and the author himself just writes down their words. Here are two classic examples:

Homer, Odyssey, Volume 1:

Tell me, Muse, the story of that clever mortal,

After attacking the sacred Troy Castle, he traveled around. (translated by Chen Zhongmei)

Dante, Divine Comedy, Hell 2

Ah! Muse of poetry! Still talented and noble! Please help me now;

Or my mind! Please write down everything I have witnessed.

In this way, everyone will see your noble character. (Translated by Huang Wenjie)

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Muse worship

Pythagoras' first suggestion after arriving in Dacroton was to build a Muse Temple in the city center to promote the harmony and learning atmosphere of the citizens.

The worship of the muse is usually carried out near spring.

Pio, Mount Herlincoln, Delphi and Parnassus are the central areas of Muse worship.

Muses are often associated with the worship of Greek heroes, and the cemeteries of some legendary heroes are places for poetry competitions and sacrifices to muses.

The library of Alexandria was built on the Muse Temple near the tomb of Alexander the Great.

In the18th century, many enlighteners tried to rebuild their worship of the muse. Before the French Revolution, there was a group called "Nine Sisters" in Paris, and Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin also participated in their activities. In English, the museum (originally meaning "the place where the Muse worships") came into being from this movement, which means that the museum is a place to show knowledge to the public.

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