All 5 Uses of
muse
in
The Mark of Athena
- "The only whale sharks in captivity in the world," he mused.†
p. 184.3 *mused = thought -- possibly aloud
- "Ah, a satyr," Chrysaor mused.†
p. 368.1
- That one with the Greek landscape—the Nine Muses would love that.†
p. 544.7
- Her last design was still up—the key to Annabeth's plan, inspired by the most unlikely muse ever: Frank Zhang.†
p. 549.0 *
- They'll probably fire the Nine Muses and hire you to oversee all the arts.†
p. 555.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(muse as in: her musings) reflect (think) deeply on a subject -- perhaps aloud
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(2)
(muse as in: She was his muse) the source of an artist's inspiration - especially a person or mythological goddessThe 9 muses were the daughters of the Greek gods Zeus & Mnemosyne. Each of the muses was thought to inspire and preside over one of the arts.
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, muse is used as a synonym for "poet". In Shakespeare's time, muse could be used in the sense of being astonished or puzzled by something strange or unexpected.