缪思（希腊语：Μουσαι、拉丁语：Muses）是希腊神话中主司艺术与科学的九位古老文艺女神的总称。她们代表了通过传统的音乐和舞蹈、即时代流传下来的诗歌所表达出来的神话传说。她们原本是守护赫利孔山泉水的水仙，属于宁芙的范畴。后来人们将奥林匹斯神系中的阿波罗设立为她们的首领。缪思女神常常出现在众神或英雄们的聚会上，轻歌曼舞，一展风采，为聚会带来不少的愉悦与欢乐。

在荷马史诗中，缪思有时一个，有时数个，均未提及个人名字，只说她们喜爱歌手，给予他们鼓励和灵感。赫西俄德在其《神谱》中说，她们是众神之王宙斯和提坦女神的记忆女神谟涅摩叙涅所生育的9个发束金带的女儿。阿尔克曼则认为她们要比宙斯古老，她们是乌拉诺斯和盖亚的3个女儿。

The Muses /ˈmjuːzᵻz/ (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι Mousai; perhaps from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") in Greek mythology are the goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, song-lyrics, and myths that were related orally for centuries in these ancient cultures. They were later adopted by the Romans as a part of their pantheon.