Solitude statue of muse Euterpe
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #88 of 188 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Two guards in Whiterun :
"You see those people of Solitude? They've got a new statue. New. Statue.
_ Solitude is as glorious as they said it was. Nothing like Falkreath where I grew up.
_ It's too bad they executed Roggvir before we got here.
_ I used to be an adventurer like you. Then...
_ ...you took an arrow in the knee, I know."
"Euterpe, in Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, patron of tragedy or flute playing. In some accounts she was the mother of Rhesus, the king of Thrace, killed in the Trojan War, whose father was sometimes identified as Strymon, the river god of Thrace." - Britannica
Description
This mod add a statue of the muse Euterpe at the plaza of Solitude, not far from the entrance.
Install/Uninstall
There's no scripts, so it should be safe to install/uninstall in mid game.
New: require Dynamic Cubemaps - Additions (this will be used by all my statues to avoid conflicts).
Compatibility
Compatible with RedBag's Solitude
Should be compatible with others Solitude mods that doesn't change too much this part of the plaza, or else some patch shouldn't be too hard to do (just moving stuff).
Credits
I've looked for hundreds statues in sketchfab.com then I find this one will be pretty good for Solitude. It's from a true scan of the Euterpe statue in the garden of Belvedere Palace in the 3rd district of Vienna : https://skfb.ly/o7VtM. So credits :
- noe-3d for this great scan
- myself for the port into Skyrim
- the Vienna sculptors of the statue
- the antics Roman sculptors that have influenced the Vienna sculptors
- the antics Greeks sculptors that have influenced the antics Roman sculptors
- humm... maybe some antics Egyptians too.
Tools used
- Blender, for the optimization
- ShaderMap 4 for the normal maps
- Gimp for the textures finishes
- PyNifly for obj to nif
- NifSkope for the nif
- Niftools and SSE NIF Optimizer for the collision
- Texconv for the dds
- SSE Edit for the patches
- the Creation Kit during five minutes before its crash.
Xtudo is allowed to port this mod on LE.
PrincessAries is allowed to port this mod on Xbox.
Adds a detailed statue of the Greek muse Euterpe to Solitude's plaza, near the entrance. Requires Dynamic Cubemaps - Additions. Safe to install/uninstall mid-game with no scripts. Compatible with RedBag's Solitude and likely other Solitude overhauls.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 182 endorsements and over 9,000 downloads.
- Adds a lore-friendly Greek statue that fits Solitude's imperial aesthetic.
- No scripts means it's a clean drop-in that won't bloat your save.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Dynamic Cubemaps - Additions, an extra dependency you'll need to track.
- May conflict with other Solitude overhaul mods that alter the plaza area.
- It's a single statue—if you're looking for a full city overhaul, this won't cut it.
For Skyrim players who want to add a touch of classical culture to Solitude without overhauling the whole city. It's perfect for lore enthusiasts and those who appreciate detailed, historically-inspired assets. Skip if you're after major gameplay or visual changes—this is purely a decorative addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Dynamic Cubemaps - Additions installed first, or the statue may look broken.
- If you use other Solitude mods, check if they modify the plaza area—if so, you might need to adjust placement with the console.
- Since there are no scripts, you can safely remove it anytime without worrying about save corruption.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- imnotfamous
- Version
- 2.1
- Downloads
- 9,135
- Endorsements
- 182
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 5/22/2023
- Updated
- 9/19/2024
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