in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

[ Syn: muse ]

the source of an artist's inspiration; Euterpe was his muse'

reflect deeply on a subject; I mulled over the events of the afternoon; philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years; The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

[ Syn: chew over , think over , meditate , ponder , excogitate , contemplate , reflect , mull , mull over , ruminate , speculate ]