| Bacchanal | devotee of Bacchus, the god of wine and inspiration |
| fury | inspiration, frenzy, zeal |
| Helicons | nine Muses from the slopes of Mt Helicon, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who give artistic inspiration |
| inspiration | supernatural power, inspired means |
| motive | inspiration, incentive, mover |
| Muse | one of the nine goddesses in Greek mythology, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who gave artistic inspiration; also called the Helicons, as they lived on Mt Helicon |