The Attic Muse
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Xenophon (444-356 B.C.), the historian, a native of Athens; so called because the style of his composition is a model of elegance.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Attic Muse” mean?
Xenophon (444-356 B.C.), the historian, a native of Athens; so called because the style of his composition is a model of elegance.
Is “The Attic Muse” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.