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Preferred term

Muses  

Definition

  • Goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences and inspired those who excelled in these pursuits; also considered to have prophetic power [Bell]; traditionally, nine in number

Entry terms

  • Deities, muses
  • Divinities, muses
  • Goddesses, muses
  • Pierides, muses

Notation

  • 115984

In other languages

  • French

  • Pierides, muses

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-JHJHN0TP-W

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