Muse

Greek mythology gave us the muses. The original nine were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of memory. The muses famously honoured the great exponants of their art with the capacity to create even more.

The original nine were:


 * Calliope, the muse of epic poetry.
 * Clio, the muse of history.
 * Erato, the muse of love poetry.
 * Euterpe, the muse of music.
 * Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
 * Polyhymnia, the muse of hymns.
 * Terpsichore, the muse of dance.
 * Thalia, the muse of comedy.
 * Urania, the muse of astronomy.

It is difficult to say which of these muses governs fan fiction, although popular thought suggests that Calliope runs the Imagination Collegium for the purpose of training new muses.

This piece of writing; by the authors of BagEnders describes the Muses being seconded to inspire writers of slash.