Question

What is a classical muse?

a beautiful woman that a poet claims inspires him to write
a mythological divinity said to speak through a performing bard
a four-stringed instrument that poets used to accompanied their singing
a singing figure with the body of a bird and the head of a woman

Answer 1

The first one I think

Answer 2

a mythological divinity said to speak through a performing bard

Step-by-step explanation:

The muses in Greek mythologiy are 9 ladies that inspire writters and authors to create different works in science, arts, and culture, they are said to get down to the realm of men and inspire lost and uninspired artists ad scientists into the most prolific and beautiful work, Homer and Virgil, are said to be inspired by the muses. Eventually the term Muse came tu be used only to refer to something that inspires people to create.