(Μουσαῖος; Mousaîos).
[1] Mythical companion of the Muses
Mythical companion of the Muses (whose name is an adjectival derivative of Μοῦσα (Moûsa; ‘Muse’)), an archegete of poetry and a close associate of Orpheus connected with Eleusis [1] .
As a scion of the Muses (and Selene: Pl. Resp. 2,364e), M. was brought up by them (Ps.-Eur. Rhes. 945-947) and buried on their hill in Athens (Paus. 1,25,8; in Phaleron: A…