"The Muses /\u02C8mju\u02D0z\u0268z/ (Ancient Greek: \u039C\u03BF\u1FE6\u03C3\u03B1\u03B9 Mousai; perhaps from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men- \"think\") in Greek mythology which the Romans adopted are the goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts."@en . . .