Your question has a sticky answer - yes and no. The stickiness stems from a problem with the term “ancient Egyptians”. read more
the nine muses were greek deities, which were not known before Alexander the Great. Caesar conquered then egypt. between 500 bC and 331 bC was egypt was part of the persian empire with short intersections. The nine muses where also venerated in egypt not before Alexander. read more
The origin of the nine classical Greek Muses is a long and tangled tale. It is unclear when the worship of The Muses first appeared. Traditionally, it is said that The Muses were the daughters of Zeus, born before he married Hera, after he spent nine nights with Mnemosyne. read more