im a bit confused on if the mousai were worshipped? if so, do u have any resources?
They definitely were! Their worship typically accompanied many of the major Olympians and minor Olympians like the Kharites. There are three elder Mousai (Muses) including Mnemosyne (Memory) who is the mother of the nine Mousai most popular, and after them are the Mousai who are children of Apollon. They are led by Apollon and Artemis, give their assistance, and follow Aphrodite, Athene, Dionysos, (usually not listed: Hephaistos), and Hermes, and they are companions of the Kharites. You can learn about the individual Muses names here. Further basic introduction to their worship can also be found here.
Sources to read up on their worship and about them:
Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai
Cults of Female Deities at Dion by Semeli Pingiatoglou
Music and the Muses: The Culture of Mousike in the Classical Athenian City
Apollo and the Muses, or prophecy in Greek verse by H. W. Parke
The Mousai on Perseus
The Nine Muses of Greek Mythology: Their Place and Purpose in Our Lives Today by Shelley S. Glickstein (Unfortunately there is nothing online and you'd have to get it at a library or buy it maybe)
Starting from the Muses: Engaging Moral Imagination through Memory’s Many Gifts by Guy Axtell
