Originally said to be three in number, by the Classical times of the 400s BC, their number had grown and become set at nine goddesses who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance.
In one myth, King Pieride, once king of Mazedonia, had nine daughters he named after the nine Muses, believing that their skills were a great match to the Muses (mousi). He thus challenged the Muses to a match, resulting in his daughters being turned into magpies and jackdaws. In Greek Mythology these nine daughters of the king usually are referred to as the i]Pierides.
Sometimes they are referred to as water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and with Pieris.
The Olympian myths set Apollo as their leader, Apollon Mousagetēs. Not only are the Muses explicitly used in modern English to refer to an inspiration, as when one cites one's own artistic muse, but they also are implicit in words and phrases such as "amuse", "museum"(changed from muselon--a place were the muses were worshipped), "music", and "musing upon".
According to Hesiod's Theogony (seventh century BC), they were daughters of Zeus, the second generation king of the gods, and the offspring of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. For Alcman and Mimnermus, they were even more primordial, springing from the early deities, Uranus and Gaia. Gaia is Mother Earth, an early mother goddess who was worshipped at Delphi from prehistoric times, long before the site was rededicated to Apollo, possibly indicating a transfer to association with him after that time. Pausanias records a tradition of two generations of Muses; the first being daughters of Uranus and Gaia, the second of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Another, rarer genealogy is that they are daughters of Harmonia (the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares) which contradicts the myth in which they were dancing at the wedding of Harmonia and Cadmus. This later inconsistency is an example of how clues to the true dating, or chronology, of myths may be determined by the appearance of figures and concepts in Greek myths.
Compare the Roman inspiring nymphs of springs, the Camenae, the Völva of Norse Mythology and also the apsaras in the mythology of classical India.
Supermassive Black Hole
Muse Lyrics
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Ooh baby, can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
I thought I was a fool for no one
Ooh baby, I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
The lyrics of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" describe the toxic and intense attraction between two people who are not good for each other. The singer speaks directly to his lover, describing himself as suffering and moaning, which suggests that he's affected deeply by the relationship. Despite not being together under honest pretenses, the unspecified person has had a profound impact on the singer. The chorus suggests that the relationship ignites a fiery passion in the singer's soul that he can't resist.
The imagery of the glaciers melting in the dead of night and the superstars getting sucked into the supermassive black hole serves as a metaphor for how the singer is being consumed by the relationship. The black hole is a force so great that everything is sucked into it, even superstars. This may symbolize how the singer feels that his identity and individuality is being swallowed up by his partner.
Overall, "Supermassive Black Hole" is a song about a combustible love that's unsustainable and unhealthy. The singer is aware of the superficial nature of his lover, but he's still drawn to her like a moth to flame.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh baby, don't you know I suffer?
My love for you is causing me pain and distress.
Ooh baby, can you hear me moan?
I am expressing my emotional pain caused by this love.
You caught me under false pretenses
You deceived me into loving you or led me on.
How long before you let me go?
When will you end this relationship or release me from my love for you?
You set my soul alight
Your love ignites and intensifies my passion for you.
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh) And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
The unpredictability and intensity of our love is compared to the melting of glaciers and the gravitational pull of black holes.
I thought I was a fool for no one
I once believed that I was not capable of loving anyone.
Ooh baby, I'm a fool for you
I have now fallen deeply in love with you, despite my previous beliefs.
You're the queen of the superficial
You prioritize surface-level or physical aspects in life.
And how long before you tell the truth?
When will you stop hiding behind appearances and start being honest with me?
Super massive black hole
Our love is compared to a massive, powerful, and inescapable object in space.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Matt Bellamy
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lukaradb2935
Oh baby, don't you know I suffer?
Oh baby, can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul)
I thought I was a fool for no one
Oh baby, I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth?
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the…
@o-gi-3
小学校の頃、友達の兄ちゃんにオススメされて密かにハマってたけど、父親に「ゲイっぽいバンドだから聞くのをやめろ」と言われて我慢してました。大人になった今は何度もmuse聴いてます!!!大好き!!!
補足🤚
勘違いしてる人がいるかもしれないので…
・このコメントを書いた僕はゲイではないです
・museのメンバーにゲイがいない事も知ってるし、仮にゲイの人がいても、それは僕にとってはどうでもいい話です
・例えば某国ではテイラースウィフトを聞く男はゲイだと疑われやすいらしいですが、それと似たような偏見で、僕の父は「男なのに高い声を出して歌う奴はゲイっぽい。オカマっぽい」と思う人でした
国や世代、性別が違ってもmuseの曲で繋がれてとても嬉しいです!!僕のような一般人のコメントに興味持ってくれてありがとう。これからも沢山聴こう!!そして友人や同僚や恋人や家族にmuseを布教しましょう笑 ٩( 'ω' )و
@evelinaaaa4
Ur welcome
Oh baby, don't you know I suffer?
Oh baby, can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul)
I thought I was a fool for no one
Oh baby, I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth?
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the…
@raisavolkova742
Oh baby, don't you know I suffer?
Oh baby, can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul)
I thought I was a fool for no one
Oh baby, I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth?
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul)
Super massive black hole
Super massive black hole
Super massive black hole
(Super massive black hole)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul)
Super massive black hole
Super massive black hole
Super massive black hole
(Super massive black hole)
@zafylo_
Every time I listen to this I can't help but picture a bunch of vampires playing baseball...
@mauton
Millio YESSSS😂😂
@sheepyhollow6665
Mmhhmmmss ;)
@LittleBigMoo
Good choice of words
@girlinpyjamas
YAAAAAASSSS
@girlinpyjamas
@@williamsantiago7317 Whoa dude thanks
@Bubble_Berry
Video quality: 144p
Music quality: 1080p
Edit: when I left this comment the quality of video was 240p, so please don't notify me about updates. Thank you.
@adeleemiliabellamy4193
i love the fact that none of these are audio measurements
@c3nturin896
Music quality = 10k god dammit
@darewee1478
@Riley Rees-Tucker nauh 8k alll day renee yuh yay