Μουσεῖον,τό,
A. shrine of the Muses, seatorhaunt of the Muses, Aeschin. 1.10 : hence,
2. home of musicorpoetry,μουσεῖα θρηνήμασι ξυνῳδά choirschiming in with dirges, E. Hel. 174 (lyr.);ἀηδόνων μ. choirof nightingales, Id. Fr. 88 ; parodied χελιδόνων μουσεῖα
Ar. Ra. 93
; τὸ Νυμφῶν νᾶμά τε καὶ μ. λόγων
Pl. Phdr. 278b
(butμουσεῖα λόγων, οἷον διπλασιολογία κτλ.galleryof tropes, ib. 267b ): generally,school of artorletters,τὸ τῆς Ἑλλάδος μ., of Athens, Ath. 5.187d , cf. Plu. 2.736d ;τὸ τῆς φύσεως μ., a phrase of Alcidamas censured by Arist. Rh. 1406a25 .
3. a Museum, i. e.a philosophical school and library, such as that of Plato at Athens, D.L. 4.1 , etc.; at Alexandria, Str. 17.1.8 , BMus.Inscr. 1076 (Antinoe), etc.;περιπατοῦνM. 'a walkinglibrary', of Longinus, Eun. VS p.456
B.
II. the Museum, a hill at Athens, Paus. 1.25.8 .
III. as the title of a book, Alcid. ap. Stob. 4.52.22 .
IV. Μουσεῖα,τά ,festival of the Muses, Paus. 9.31.2 : sg., Ath. 14.629a ; τὰ Μ. θῦσαι