Musæus
Family: mythological · Role: poet · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 22
In Book 1, Chapter 22, Musæus is linked with Boreas in a report that he could fly as a gift from him. The same chapter says the lines attributed to Musæus may have been written by Onomacritus, and describes a lad carrying waterpots and a wrestler painted by Timænetus as being “one of Musæus.”
In Book 10, Chapter 5, Musæus is said to be the son of Antiophemus and the author of the poem Eumolpia. In Chapter 7, he is described as imitating Orpheus in all things and not seeking to contend in a musical contest.
Relationship record
Book 1 · Chapter 22
- with Boreas (The text reports a poetic claim that Boreas granted Musæus the ability to fly.) “I have read verses in which it is recorded that Musæus could fly as a gift of Boreas”
- with Onomacritus (interaction) “but it seems to me that Onomacritus wrote the lines”
- with Timænetus (interaction) “to pass over the lad carrying the waterpots, and the wrestler painted by Timænetus, is one of Musæus.”
Book 10 · Chapter 5
- parent: Antiophemus (Antiophemus is Musæus's father.) “And the Greeks have a poem called Eumolpia, the author of which was they say Musæus the son of Antiophemus.”
Book 10 · Chapter 7
- with Orpheus (Musæus imitated Orpheus in all things.) “nor Musæus from his imitation of Orpheus in all things, cared to contend in this musical contest”
Book 10 · Chapter 12
- parent: Antiophemus “the Athenian Musæus the son of Antiophemus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.