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Mouseion

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Meaning

the Mouseion

(historical) An ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria.

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The hill was called Mouseion after Mousaious, a man who used to sing on the hill and died there of old age and was subsequently buried there as well. Source: Internet

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