Musca′rius. A name given to Jupiter because he kept off the flies from the sacrifices.
Mu′ses, The, were nine daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. They presided over the arts and sciences, music and poetry. Their names were, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, and Urania. They principally resided in Mount Parnassus, at Helicon.
“Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth,
Than those old nine which rhymers advocate.”
Shakespeare.
Music, see Apollo, Muses.
My′thras. The Egyptian name of Apollo.
Nai′ads, the, were beautiful nymphs of human form who presided over springs, fountains, and wells. They resided in the meadows by the sides of rivers. Virgil mentions Ægle as being the fairest of them.
Nan′di. The Hindoo goddess of joy.
Nar′ae. The name of the infernal regions amongst the Hindoos.