Musagetes

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proper noun

Epithet of Apollo

“Apollo Musagetes”

OriginLatin Mūsagetēs ← grc-dor Μουσαγέτης →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mousagetes · alternative Musegetes · alternative Mousegetes

  1. Greekhuman sciencesEpithet of Apollo

    Apollo Musagetes

Origin

  1. grc-dorΜουσαγέτης
  2. LatinMūsagetēs
  3. EnglishMusagetes

Borrowed from Latin Mūsagetēs, from Doric Greek Μουσαγέτης (Mousagétēs), from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”) + Doric Greek ἀγέτης (agétēs, “leader”), literally “leader of the Muses”.

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Translations

French musagète
  • musagèteepithet
Italian musagete
  • musageteepithet
Cite this entry
APA

Musagetes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Musagetes

MLA

“Musagetes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Musagetes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Musagetes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Musagetes.

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