The Nine Sisters Behind "Music" and "Museum".
Before “music” was a playlist and “museum” meant a building full of artifacts, both words were connected to the Muses. Meet the nine divine sisters of Greek mythology whose domains included epic poetry, history, music, dance, theater, and astronomy. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of Memory, the Muses embodied the connection between remembering, learning, and creating. Discover the ancient roots of mousikē and Mouseion, and why these sisters still echo through our language today.
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