How did the Muses inspire Hesiod to become a poet?

According to the poet Hesiod, he received his poetic inspiration directly from the Muses while he was tending his sheep near Mount Helicon.1

During this encounter, the Muses bestowed upon him a poet’s staff and endowed him with a poet’s voice. They then commanded him to "sing of the race of the blessed gods immortal," which served as the foundational instruction for his work, the Theogony. This divine commissioning marked a significant moment in his life, transitioning him into his role as one of the earliest Greek poets.1