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Mouseion
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English
Alternative forms
en Museum Musaeum via Latin
Etymology
en grc Μουσεῖον.
Proper noun
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en Q684645 en historical An ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter (c. 369–282 ) as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria.
2026-07-08 The End of Reading Is Here Rose Horowitch https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/ These were stored at the Mouseion, a shrine to the Muses modeled after Aristotle’s Lyceum. Aristotle’s own book collection was said to be among the holdings. https://web.archive.org/web/20260708135550/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/
Related terms
en museum
Translations
French: fr Musée m