muse

/ˈmyüz/

Middle English, from Anglo-French muser to gape, idle, muse, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus

verb

  1. to become absorbed in thought; especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly

  2. wonder, marvel

  3. to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way

ponder meditate muse ruminate mean to consider or examine attentively or deliberately. ponder implies a careful weighing of a problem or, often, prolonged inconclusive thinking about a matter. meditate implies a definite focusing of one's thoughts on something so as to understand it deeply.

noun

  1. a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction

thrown into a muse by the book she was reading

noun

  1. any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences

  2. a source of inspiration; especially : a guiding genius

  3. poet

Clio is the Greek Muse of history.