Dokuz İlham Perisi: Bilginin Basamakları

We, however, say that the nine Muses are the stages of instruction and knowledge: that is, first Clio, as if the first thought of learning, for kleos in Greek is called fame; and since no one seeks knowledge except that in which he may extend the dignity of his fame, for this reason the first is called Clio, that is, the thought of seeking knowledge. The second is Euterpe, which we in Latin call well-pleasing, because the first thing is to seek knowledge, and the second is to be delighted by what you seek. The third is Melpomene, that is, making meditation to persist; for the first is to will, the second to desire what you will, the third is to persist in meditating upon that which you desire. The fourth is Thalia, that is, capacity, as if putting forth sprouts. The fifth we call Polymnia, that is, making much memory, because after capacity, memory is necessary. The sixth is Erato, which we in Latin call finding the similar, because after knowledge and memory, it is right that one should find something similar even of one's own. The seventh is Terpsichore, that is, delighting in instruction, for after discovery it behooves you also to discern and judge what you find. The eighth is Urania, that is, the celestial; for after judgment, you choose what you may say and what you may reject. The ninth is Calliope, that is, of the best voice.