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	==Influence==		==Influence==
	The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse'. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin's Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse'. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin's Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

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	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse'. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin's Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse'. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin's Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ~~‘muse’~~. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>~~Assassin’s~~ Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse'. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin's Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

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The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>
Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>
Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	Regarded as the nine daughters of the Greek god [[Jupiter\|Zeus]] and the goddess {{Wiki\|Mnemosyne}},<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Boeotia: "Sanctuary of the Muses"</ref> in the 1st century BCE [[Egypt]] the Muses were said to have been recruited by the Egyptian god [[Osiris]]. Their names were {{Wiki\|Calliope\|Kalliope}}, {{Wiki\|Clio\|Kleio}}, {{Wiki\|Euterpe}}, {{Wiki\|Erato}}, [[Melpomene]], {{Wiki\|Polyhymnia}}, {{Wiki\|Terpsichore}}, {{Wiki\|Thalia (Muse)\|Thalia}} and {{Wiki\|Urania}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - [[Notes from Bayek's travels]]: "About the Muses"</ref>		Regarded as the nine daughters of the Greek god [[Jupiter\|Zeus]] and the goddess {{Wiki\|Mnemosyne}},<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Boeotia: "Sanctuary of the Muses"</ref> in the 1st century BCE [[Egypt]] the Muses were said to have been recruited by the Egyptian god [[Osiris]]. Their names were {{Wiki\|Calliope\|Kalliope}}, {{Wiki\|Clio\|Kleio}}, {{Wiki\|Euterpe}}, {{Wiki\|Erato}}, [[Melpomene]], {{Wiki\|Polyhymnia}}, {{Wiki\|Terpsichore}}, {{Wiki\|Thalia (Muse)\|Thalia}} and {{Wiki\|Urania}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Notes from Bayek's travels]]: "About the Muses"</ref>

	==Influence==		==Influence==

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	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> ~~A little later~~, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], ~~and~~ a note on ~~one~~ of ~~the bodies specifically~~ named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''Muses''' are a group of goddesses who were thought to be the source of knowledge of literature, arts, and science in [[Greek mythology]] and later [[Roman mythology]].		The '''Muses''' are a group of goddesses who were thought to be the source of knowledge of literature, arts, and science in [[Greek mythology]] and later [[Roman mythology]].

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	The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls ~~in [[House of Aphrodite\|that house]] were~~ his muse at ~~some point”~~, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

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	The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls in [[House of Aphrodite\|that house]] were his muse at some point”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>[[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls in [[House of Aphrodite\|that house]] were his muse at some point”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>

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	The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[Mouseion of Alexandria]] was an institution commissioned by [[Ptolemy I Soter]] and dedicated to the Muses.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Mouseion of Alexandria]]: "The Mouseion"</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Sanctuary of the Muses\|sanctuary]] dedicated to the Muses in the [[Reborn Hills]] of [[Boeotia]], Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here. <ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>		Colloquially the term ''muse'' has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.<ref name="Upton's Sorrow">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Upton's Sorrow]]</ref> This has been the habit at least since the Peloponnesian War, when the actor [[Thespis]] was needed for an [[Aristophanes]] production designed to ridicule and humiliate the Athenian general [[Kleon]], yet he refused to do it without the presence of the [[Courtesan\|''hetaerae'']] [[Aikaterine]], who he referred to as his ‘muse’. It should be noted, however, that according to Aikaterine, “half the girls have been his muse at one time or another”, which undermines the usage of this term here.<ref>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - [[A-Musing Tale]]</ref>

	Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>		Four centuries later, in Alexandria, Egypt, [[Phanos the Younger]] mentioned to the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] how his [[Phanos' house\|home]] was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"<ref name="Symposiasts">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Symposiasts]]</ref> Later, Bayek investigated a string of murders in [[Cyrene]] to exonerate his friend, a Greek merchant known as the [[Sminthos\|Mouse]] who had been accused of the crime. A note on the body of Roman moneylender [[Paulus Aurelius]] named the muse Melpomene, in reference to a warning that [[Metrobius\|an actor]] would be killed next.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)\|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>