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According to [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape : Le Guide Officiel|the official strategy guide]] released in France to accompany ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the muse of the poets was a beautiful woman, and the wife or partner of [[Polokus]], the god who created [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When their children – the [[Teensie]]s – were born, the muse was disgusted by them, so she abandoned her family and hid herself in an unknown forest. | According to [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape : Le Guide Officiel|the official strategy guide]] released in France to accompany ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the muse of the poets was a beautiful woman, and the wife or partner of [[Polokus]], the god who created [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When their children – the [[Teensie]]s – were born, the muse was disgusted by them, so she abandoned her family and hid herself in an unknown forest. | ||
The origins of the muse of the poets are unknown. She may have been a creation of [[Polokus]], a creation of another deity, or a deity in her own right. According to [[the Knowledge of the World]], the only creatures [[Polokus]] created before the [[Teensie]]s were the [[Fairy|fairies]], which suggests that the muse may have been one herself. It is unknown if she will ever appear in any [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]]. | The origins of the muse of the poets are unknown. She may have been a creation of [[Polokus]], a creation of another deity, or a deity in her own right. According to [[the Knowledge of the World]], the only creatures [[Polokus]] created before the [[Teensie]]s were the [[Fairy|fairies]], which suggests that the muse may have been one herself. It is unknown if she will ever appear in any [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]]. | ||
The name ''muse of the poets'' is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse Muses] of Greek mythology. These muses were a group of nine goddesses who granted inspiration to artists. Four of the Muses – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erato Erato], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euterpe Euterpe], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhymnia Polyhymnia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope Calliope] – were believed to govern various types of poetry, but it is unknown if the muse in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]] is intended to be analogous to any of them in particular. The series makes several other references to Greek mythology – for example, [[Count Razoff]]'s grandmother is said to be [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|Artemis]]; this is an allusion to the Greek hunter-goddess of the same name (who is incidentally the half-sister of the Muses). | The name ''muse of the poets'' is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse Muses] of Greek mythology. These muses were a group of nine goddesses who granted inspiration to artists. Four of the Muses – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erato Erato], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euterpe Euterpe], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhymnia Polyhymnia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope Calliope] – were believed to govern various types of poetry, but it is unknown if the muse in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]] is intended to be analogous to any of them in particular. The series makes several other references to Greek mythology – for example, [[Count Razoff]]'s grandmother is said to be [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|Artemis]]; this is an allusion to the Greek hunter-goddess of the same name (who is incidentally the half-sister of the Muses). | ||