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==History== | ==History== | ||
Regarded as the nine daughters of the Greek god [[Zeus]] and the goddess {{Wiki|Mnemosyne}},<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Sanctuary of the Muses]]</ref> | Regarded as the nine daughters of the Greek god [[Zeus]] and the goddess {{Wiki|Mnemosyne}},<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|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]]'' - [[Egyptian Notes#Great Library|Egyptian Notes: Great Library]]</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
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">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''</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 ever since the 1st century BCE, when [[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> | |||
A little later, Bayek investigated murders in [[Cyrene]], and | |||
==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 and Roman mythologies.
History
Regarded as the nine daughters of the Greek god Zeus and the goddess Mnemosyne,[1] in the 1st century BCE Egypt the Muses were said to have been recruited by the Egyptian god Osiris. Their names were Kalliope, Kleio, Euterpe, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania.[2]
Influence
The Mouseion of Alexandria was an institution commissioned by Ptolemy I Soter and dedicated to the Muses.[3] During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the sanctuary dedicated to the Muses in the Reborn Hills of Boeotia, Greece.[4]
Colloquially the term muse has come to mean anyone or anything that inspires one's work and is, as such, used as a compliment.[5] This has been the habit at least ever since the 1st century BCE, when Phanos the Younger mentioned to the Medjay Bayek of Siwa how his home was "the perfect place for artist and muse to meet!"[6] A little later, Bayek investigated murders in Cyrene, and a note on one of the bodies specifically named the muse Melpomene.[7]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Boeotia: Sanctuary of the Muses
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Egyptian Notes: Great Library
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Upton's Sorrow
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Symposiasts
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Cat and Mouse