Musaeus (Μουσαῖος, ὁ)

Title
Musaeus (Μουσαῖος, ὁ)
Publication Date
2021-03
Author(s)
Dillon, Matthew
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6874-0513
Email: mdillon@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mdillon
Editor
Editor(s): Christopher Baron
Type of document
Entry In Reference Work
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of publication
Hoboken, United States of America
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/52733
Abstract

Legendary diviner whose ORACLES Herodotus refers to but does not quote. Musaeus' name ("of the Muses") suggests that he is an invented character. According to Herodotus, the oracles of Musaeus the Athenian (Eur. Rhesus 945) came true during the PERSIAN WARS; Musaeus was particularly associated with ATHENS, and had a tomb (but not cult) there (Paus. 1.25.8; Anth. Pal. 7.615).
Link
link
Citation
The Herodotus Encyclopedia, v.2, p. 939-940
ISBN
9781119113522
9781119113539
9781118689646
Start page
939
End page
940

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