Hercules Musagetes

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Hercules Musagetes, the Greek epithet "Hēraklḗs Mousagétēs" meaning "Hercules the leader of the Muses," was invoked in the Roman temple that housed a statue group of the Muses, giving the sanctuary the name Hercules Musarum. He is portrayed as a patron of the arts and poetry, guiding the Muses and their creative inspiration.

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“a calque of the Greek Hercules Musagetes (Ηρακλής Μουσαγέτης, Hēraklḗs Mousagétēs), Hercules as leader of the Muses.”

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