muse

Noun
  1. In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne;
    Protector of an art or science (synset 109589128)
    is a type of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
    specific instances:
    • calliope - (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    • clio - (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
    • erato - (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
    • euterpe - (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
    • melpomene - (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
    • polyhymnia - (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
    • terpsichore - (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
    • thalia - (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
    • urania - (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
  2. The source of an artist's inspiration (synset 105843486)
    "Euterpe was his muse"
    is a type of: germ, seed, source - anything that provides inspiration for later work
Verb
  1. Reflect deeply on a subject (synset 200632042)
    "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
    is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
    subtypes:
    • premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance
    • theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
    • introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
    • bethink - consider or ponder something carefully
    • cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
    • question, wonder - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
    • puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
    • consider, study - give careful consideration to
    same as: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over

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