Word – Muse

Muse – Word of the day

History:

In Greek, Mnemosune, is a Greek god and her name translates to ‘memory’. Memory was once the mother of invention for the ancient Greek professional poets whose job is to compose new poems in traditional styles on festive occasions, or to improvise material when they had a memory lapse.  This word, ‘Mnemosune’ has its root in the extended Greek and Indo-European word ‘men-to think’ and thus, the other meaning of the word.

Meaning(verb):

• to think about something carefully and for a long time.

Example:

1. I began to muse about writing my own book.
2. It’s useless to muse upon the past.
3. Even though my little sister isn’t living with us anymore, mum and me muse about her a lot.
4. The media began to muse about the recent changes of the government.

Meaning(noun):

• a person, or an imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music.

Example:

1. My sister was my muse.
2. I feel that my muse has left me.
3. She was the muse to the famous painter Picasso.
4. Don’t sit there waiting for a muse! It won’t help if you don’t try.
5. When I began writing my novel, I started at the muse I’d been birth to for a long time.