Muse

goddess of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts
Thing group_of_greek_mythical_characters Q66016
Muse
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Summary

Muse is a group of Greek mythical characters[1]. Muse was born in Pieria Prefecture[2]. Muse ranks in the top 1% of group of greek mythical characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,617 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Father: Zeus[4]
  • Mother: Mnemosyne[5]
  • Sex or gender: female[6]
  • Subclass of: Greek deity[7]
  • Commons category: Muses[8]
  • Has part(s): Calliope[9], Clio[10], Erato[11], Euterpe[12], Melpomene[13], Polyhymnia[14], Terpsichore[15], Thalia[16], Urania[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Muses (mythology)[18]
  • Worshipped by: Greek mythology[19]
  • Depicted by: Muses in via Morigi[20], Statua di Musa tipo Melpomene Farnese, PMT 63[21], Musa (or deity) Ludovisi[22], Nymph-Muse type Dresden-Zagreb[23], Loggia of the Muses[24], Muse Erato[25], Margherita Fountain[26], Sala delle Muse ceiling[27]
  • Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Riemann's Music Dictionary[31], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], The New Student's Reference Work[37], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[38], Pauly–Wissowa[39]
  • Topic has template: Template:Footer Nine Muses[40]
  • Different from: Muza[41]

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Influence

Things named for Muse include muse[42], an occupation[43].

Why It Matters

Muse has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Muse is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Muse include muse[42], an occupation[43].

FAQs

Where was Muse born?

Muse's place of birth was Pieria Prefecture[2].

Who were Muse's parents?

Muse's father was Zeus[4]. Muse's mother was Mnemosyne[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296512
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q296512, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicted by → Muses in via Morigi, Statua di Musa tipo Melpomene Farnese, PMT 63, Musa (or deity) Ludovisi +5
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Depicted by: Érato (Maccagnino), разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Muse Erato → Érato (Maccagnino) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q132148137_Q3"
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → muses-greek-deities
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: muses-greek-deities, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955281|muses greek deities (#289955281)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  4. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4292
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 4292, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286445|Muses (#107286445)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical "
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Greek deity
    Instance of → group of Greek mythical characters
    Sex or gender → female
    Different from → Muza
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 24609, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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