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What is a Muse?

There is a word commonly used to describe inspiration when it is brought on by the presence of a particular person. And that word is Muse.


A reference I found states:


(The actual word might stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think"[2]) In Greek mythology, the Muses are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance.


If someone called you a muse this means that you were the inspiration for the making of an artistic expression in any medium including the visual, musical and literary arts.


Some people think that this only means ‘the body’ as might be represented in a painting of ‘the nude’. The concept of the muse encompasses the spirit, face, voice, thoughts, expression etc and yes even the body. This is because we see the body as the carrier of all human attributes.


As far as I’m concerned a muse is simply the inspirational moments that generate creativity. The muse is of course recognized in the human form but I suggest it can be anything and anywhere.


Who was John Lennon’s muse..... Yoko ONO


Who was Charles Shultze’s muse.... a little dog called snoopy


 
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