Muse
Artist's guiding spirit
In Greek mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences—poetry, music, dance, history, and astronomy among them.
Writers still invoke the Muse when speaking of creative inspiration: The Muse has abandoned me.
Muse is also a British rock band formed in 1994. (Lowercase muse means to ponder, or a source of inspiration.)
Greek muse of epics
- ClioMuse presiding over chronicles
- ThaliaDivine comedic inspiration
- MnemosyneMemory's divine embodiment
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
Parnassus · Olympus · mythology · pantheon · goddess · nymphs · invocation
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- odeLaudatory verse form
- elegyPoem lamenting the departed
lyric · ballad · epic · rhyme · meter · imagery · bard · laureate
One who applies pigment
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- poetWriter of verse
- composerCreator of musical works
- writerCreator of texts
novelist · playwright · choreographer · filmmaker · photographer · canvas · studio · atelier
Calliope
Greek muse of epics
- ClioMuse presiding over chronicles
- ThaliaDivine comedic inspiration
- MnemosyneMemory's divine embodiment
Apollo · Parnassus · Olympus · mythology · pantheon · goddess · nymphs · invocation
verse
Metered poetic passage
elegy · lyric · ballad · epic · rhyme · meter · imagery · bard · laureate · Orpheus
painter
One who applies pigment
writer · novelist · playwright · choreographer · filmmaker · photographer · canvas · studio · atelier · masterpiece
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- personificationsMother Nature, Father Time, Grim Reaper, Lady Luck, Lady Justice
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- youth magazinesRanger Rick, Teen Vogue, Spider, Jack and Jill, Aquila
- Adobe ProductsPhotoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, XD
- Alt Rockalt-rock, alternative metal, grunge, indie rock, post-grunge
Musecreator
One who produces something
writer's block · artist · author · impediment · maker
- listening to musicAttending to organized sound
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- rock musicAmplified guitar-driven popular genre
- live musicOnstage musical performance
- loud musicHigh-decibel audio entertainment