"shrine of the muses"

shrine  noun, verb, shrined,

noun

1.a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.

2. place or object hallowed by its history or associations: a historic shrine.

3.any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.

4.a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.

Muse  verb, mused, mus·ing.

Verb (used without object)

1. To think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.

2. To gaze meditatively or wonderingly.

Verb (used with object)

3.to meditate on.

4.to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.

Synonyms

1.Cogitate, ruminate, think; dream, ponder, contemplate, deliberate.

Noun

1. Classical Mythology .

a. Any of a number of sister goddesses, originally givenas Aoede (song), Melete (me

ditation), and Mneme(memory), but latterly and more commonly as thenine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presidedover various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio(history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music),Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music),Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania(astronomy); identified by the Romans with theCamenae.

b. Any goddess presiding over a particular art.

2. The goddess or the power regardedas inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.

3. the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.