Got Inspiration? Give Credit Where Due: An Ancient View (Part 1 of 2)

"The Muse Erato at her Lyre," 1895, by John William Godward. Public domain

Both of Homer’s monumental works of poetry, The Iliad and The Odyssey, began by invoking the Muses.

Muses can be seen flanking Rome’s greatest literary figure, Virgil, in mosaic tributes to the master.