01-23-2015, 08:52 PM
Well, this seems like something Plato would say. I think that in some versions of Greek mythology the muses were the omniscient daughters of Zeus. To turn to Plato, the idea, or ideal if we want to go there with this, of a foresight to the lofty truth beyond the skin on one's knuckle seems like much of what he advocated for in his dialogues. I think he said that the only poetry should be poetry concerning the Gods, or something to that effect. I'm not sure you know exactly how monotheistic he was.